Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
anencephalous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Without a brain; brainless.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
anencephaly
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by partial or total absence of a brain
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Examples
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Or more reasonably, what about when Government is asked to weigh spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in care for a patient (like perhaps an anencephalic baby), vs. spending that money on other patients who ultimately could be improved by it?
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But imagine you are the official in charge of costs for Government health care and the case of the anencephalic baby hits your desk ...
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No one anticipates the need for abortion -- certainly not a woman carrying an anencephalic fetus (lacking a brain) or experiencing a tubal pregnancy.
Michele Swenson: Male Entitlement: Church & State Preserve Male Prerogatives, Female Punishments 2010
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I have nothing but sympathy for the staff of the “Orange” shop on New Steet who had to put up with one of these anencephalic noise sources opposite their door for an entire day.
Nothing But Greenlights « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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I would guess that Ethan was anencephalic but making a cake of that would be in extremely bad taste.
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In Peru, where the law permits abortion when a woman's life or health are in danger, a 17-year-old was denied an abortion and forced to carry an anencephalic fetus to term.
Anu Kumar: Punishing the Victim in the Yucatan Anu Kumar 2010
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Well, it turns out that while there is general "line" that anencephalic have no consciousness and are in no way comparable to other newborns, some experts think differently.
What Experts Know, What Doctors Know, What Moms Know Suzanne 2009
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The newborn is devoid of cerebrally controlled behaviour patterns so that in the first 6 weeks of life it is hard to distinguish the normal newborn's behavior from that of anencephalic infant.
What Experts Know, What Doctors Know, What Moms Know Suzanne 2009
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The controversy sparked by Myah Walker's blog devoted to her anencephalic baby, Faith, raises many interesting questions.
What Experts Know, What Doctors Know, What Moms Know Suzanne 2009
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And in the next months, the Brazilian Supreme Court is to decide whether abortion in cases of anencephalic pregnancies, where the fetus has no brain and is not viable, will be legally permitted as well.
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