Meanings
- uncountableThe congenital lack of most of the head (having only a mouth-like opening)
Origin
From a- + cephalo- + stoma + -ia.
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acephalostomia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acephalostomia
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