Maternal-Fetal-Obstetrics/Gynecology Ultrasound Glossary
Glossary of Congenital Anomalies
Anencephalus
Last Update:
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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- ACRANIA
Acrania is partial or complete absence of the cranium or skull
SYNONYM: None
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- AMYELENCEPHALY
Amyelencephaly is the absence of both the brain and spinal cord
SYNONYM: None
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- ANENCEPHALY
Anencephaly is the absence of the brain. Sometimes basal ganglia and cerebellum are present
SYNONYM: Anencephalia
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- HEMIANENCEPHALY
Hemianencephaly is the absence of the brain on one side
SYNONYM: None
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- HEMICEPHALY
Hemicephaly is the congenital absence of the cerebrum. Usually the cerebellum and basal ganglia are present in rudimentary form
SYNONYM: Partial Anencephaly
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Knowledge Base Adopted from |
The American Collage of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Committee on Terminology
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Edward C. Hughes, M.D., Chairman and Editor-in-Chief |
Craig W. Muckle, M.D., Co-Chairman |
Members
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Russell R. deAlvarez, M.D. |
C. Paul Hodgkinson, M.D. |
Myron Gordon, M.D. |
Schuyler G. Kohl, M.D. |
W.R. Carl Tupper, M.D. |
Paul D. Bruns, M.D. |
Luigi Mastroianni, M.D. |
Roy G. Holly, M.D. |
Donald G. McKay, M.D. |
S. Leon Israel, M.D. |
Edith L. Potter, M.D. |
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