Title: anencephaly
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - anencephaly
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.10390
Status: current

Definition
Congenital absence of a major portion of the brain and its meninges, skull, and scalp that results from abnormal embryonic development.

Related Terms
- Congenital: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10552
- meninges: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10932

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 722 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)

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- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10390/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10390/xml

Citation: Citation: 'anencephaly' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.10390
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