agyria /agy·ria/ (a-ji´re-ah) a malformation in which the convolutions of the cerebral cortex are not fully formed, so that the brain surface is smooth.agyr´ic
agyria
a·gy·ri·a ( -j  r -)n. Congenital malformation or absence of the convolutions of the cerebral cortex. Also called lissencephalia. |
agyria
[əjī′rē·ə]
a congenital lack or underdevelopment of the convolutionary pattern of the cerebral cortex. The cortical tissue is reduced, leading to severe mental retardation. Also called lissencephalia, lissencephaly.
agyria
see lissencephaly.
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