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单词 acephalia
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Definition of acephalia in English:

acephalia

noun (ˌ)eɪkɛˈfeɪlɪə(ˌ)eɪsɪˈfeɪlɪə
Medicine
  • Absence of a head, especially as a congenital malformation.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Harvey (d. 1630), astrologer and polemicist. From classical Latin acephalus, in post-classical Latin sense ‘headless’ + -ia. In medical use after French acéphalie or scientific Latin acephalia.

Definition of acephalia in US English:

acephalia

noun
Medicine
  • Absence of a head, especially as a congenital malformation.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Harvey (d. 1630), astrologer and polemicist. From classical Latin acephalus, in post-classical Latin sense ‘headless’ + -ia. In medical use after French acéphalie or scientific Latin acephalia.

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