Etymology

iniencephaly

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Today it means: A cephalic disorder characterized by spina bifida and spinal retroflexion Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἰνίον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἰνίον
  2. English todayiniencephaly

From Ancient Greek ἰνίον (iníon) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos) + -y.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἰνίον all →

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