单词 | porencephaly |
释义 | porencephalyn. Medicine. A disorder characterized by the presence of one or more, usually congenital, cyst-like spaces in the brain, esp. in the cerebral cortex, typically communicating with the ventricular system. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [noun] > of brain anencephaly1829 porencephalia1859 microgyria1878 porencephalus1882 porencephaly1882 1882 Brain 4 517 He [sc. Kundrat] finds that porencephalie is an anatomical defect produced by destructive lesions. 1886 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 13 51 In the region surrounding the porencephalic area the normal convolutions radiated outward from the centre of the destroyed area, in the manner which Kundrat supposes to be characteristic of congenital porencephaly. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 292 Cases of porencephaly. 1936 J. H. Biggart Pathol. Nerv. Syst. xiv. 320 In less severe degrees one finds porencephaly. 1958 F. Walshe Dis. Nerv. Syst. xxvi. 324 The pathological change may be a focal or a diffuse atrophic sclerosis, or there may be cyst formation (porencephaly). 2005 Science 20 May 1167/3 Porencephaly is a rare neurological disease, typically manifest in infants, which is characterized by the existence of degenerative cavities in the brain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882 |
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