"acephalus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /eɪˈsɛfələs/ Forms: acephali [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin acephalus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|acephalus}} Borrowed from Latin acephalus Head templates: {{en-noun|~|acephali}} acephalus (countable and uncountable, plural acephali)
  1. (medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-acephalus-en-noun-eCilr6Lc Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 21 21 11 10 22 3 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 26 1 13 30 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 24 24 1 15 30 4 2 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-acephalus-en-noun-xIn1DRjI Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 21 21 11 10 22 3 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 26 1 13 30 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 24 24 1 15 30 4 2 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acardiacus acephalus Related terms: acephali, acephalous

Inflected forms

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