ANENCEPHALY

anencephaly, anencephalia

(noun) a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anencephaly (plural anencephalies)

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

Synonyms

• anencephalus

Source: Wiktionary



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27 February 2025

SUMMIT

(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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