perencephaly
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porencephaly
[por″en-sef´ah-le]development or presence of abnormal cysts or cavities in the brain tissue, usually communicating with a lateral ventricle; they may or may not cause symptoms. adj., adj porencephal´ic, porenceph´alous.
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per·en·ceph·a·ly
(per'en-sef'ă-lē),A condition marked by one or more cerebral cysts.
[G. pēra, a purse, a wallet, + enkephalos, brain]
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per·en·ceph·a·ly
(pĕr'en-sef'ă-lē)A condition marked by one or more cerebral cysts.
[G. pēra, a purse, a wallet, + enkephalos, brain]
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