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‖ porencephalus, -on Path.|pɔərɛnˈsɛfələs, -ɒn| [mod.L., f. Gr. πόρος pore n.1 + ἐγκέϕαλος brain.] A defect of the cerebral hemisphere consisting in the formation (congenital or caused by disease) of a depression or hollow, sometimes communicating with the lateral ventricle. So porenˈcephaly [ad. mod.L. porencephalia] in same sense. Hence porencephalic |pɒrɛnsɪˈfælɪk|, porencephalous |-ˈsɛfələs| adjs., pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with porencephalus.
1890Billings Med. Dict., Porencephalus..Porencephaly. 1890Cent. Dict., Porencephalic..Porencephalous. 1896Allbutt's Syst. Med. I. 179 Atrophy of the fillet and the posterior column nuclei has resulted from porencephalon of the central convolution of the cortex cerebri. 1899Ibid. VI. 534 Diseases..which give rise to a porencephalic condition. Ibid. VII. 292 Cases of porencephaly. |