encephalocele

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encephalocele - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Encephalocele \En*ceph"a*lo*cele\, n. [Gr. 'egke`falos the brain
     + kh`lh tumor.] (Med.)
     Hernia of the brain.
     [1913 Webster]

encephalocele - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  encephalocele
      n 1: protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in
           the skull