Meanings
nounschizencephaly (plural schizencephalies)
plural schizencephalies
- medicineA congenital cortical malformation characterised by full-thickness clefts lined with gray matter.
Origin
By surface analysis, schiz- + encephal- + -y.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish skitsenkefalia
- skitsenkefaliacongenital cortical malformation
Turkish yarık beyin
- yarık beyincongenital cortical malformation
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schizencephaly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schizencephaly
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“schizencephaly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schizencephaly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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