pseudencephalus

pseudencephalus

 [soo″den-sef´ah-lus] a malformed fetus with a tumor in place of the brain.

pseudencephalus

(soo″dĕn-sĕf′ă-lŭs) [″ + enkephalos, brain] A congenital deformity in which the cranium is open and contains poorly organized vascular tissue.