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Encephalopathy vs Anencephaly - What's the difference?

encephalopathy | anencephaly |

As nouns the difference between encephalopathy and anencephaly

is that encephalopathy is any of various conditions affecting the brain while anencephaly is a lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.

encephalopathy

English

(wikipedia encephalopathy)

Noun

(encephalopathies)
  • (pathology, neurology) Any of various conditions affecting the brain.

    • Derived terms

    * bovine spongiform encephalopathy * Hashimoto's encephalopathy * transmissible spongiform encephalopathy * Wernicke's encephalopathy

    anencephaly

    English

    Alternative forms

    * anencephalia

    Noun

    (anencephalies)
  • A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.

    • Related terms

    * anencephalic * anencephaloid * anencephalous

    Synonyms

    * anencephalus

    See also

    * (wikipedia "anencephaly")

    References

    * “ anencephaly]” listed in the [2nd Ed.; 1989