agyria

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noun

The smooth appearance of the brain in cases of lissencephaly.

OriginAncient Greek ἀ- →
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Meanings

nounagyria (usually uncountable, plural agyrias)

plural agyrias

  1. uncountableusuallyThe smooth appearance of the brain in cases of lissencephaly.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀ-“not, without”
  2. Englishagyria

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”) + γῦρος (gûros, “ring, circle”).

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Translations

Indonesian agiria
  • agiriasmooth brain in cases of lissencephaly
Portuguese agiria
  • agiriasmooth brain in cases of lissencephaly

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Chicago

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