cranioschisis

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) A developmental birth defect in which the cranium fails to close completely, so that the brain is exposed to the amnios and eventually degenerates, causing anencephaly.
 * 2) * 1953, Biochemical Institute Studies, Issue 5, Biochemical Institute (of the ), page 51,
 * E. M. Butt et al. have reported the production of meningoceles and cranioschises in chick embryos with 0.5 to 1.0 mg. of lead nitrate (21).

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