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PRONUNCIATION OF ACEPHALIC

acephalic  [ˈeɪsɪˌfælɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACEPHALIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acephalic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ACEPHALIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cephalic disorder

Cephalic disorders are congenital conditions that stem from damage to, or abnormal development of, the budding nervous system. Cephalic means "head" or "head end of the body." Cephalic disorders are not necessarily caused by a single factor, but may be influenced by hereditary or genetic conditions, nutritional deficiencies, or by environmental exposures during pregnancy, such as medication taken by the mother, maternal infection, or exposure to radiation Some cephalic disorders occur when the cranial sutures join prematurely. Most cephalic disorders are caused by a disturbance that occurs very early in the development of the fetal nervous system. The human nervous system develops from a small, specialized plate of cells on the surface of the embryo. Early in development, this plate of cells forms the neural tube, a narrow sheath that closes between the third and fourth weeks of pregnancy to form the brain and spinal cord of the embryo.

Definition of acephalic in the English dictionary

The definition of acephalic in the dictionary is having no head or one that is reduced and indistinct.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACEPHALIC


anencephalic
ˌænɛnsəˈfælɪk
brachiocephalic
ˌbreɪkɪəsɪˈfælɪk
brachycephalic
ˌbrækɪsɪˈfælɪk
cephalic
sɪˈfælɪk
diencephalic
ˌdaɪensɪˈfælɪk
dolichocephalic
ˌdɒlɪkəʊsɪˈfælɪk
encephalic
ˌɛnsɪˈfælɪk
epencephalic
ˌɛpɛnsɛˈfælɪk
hydrocephalic
ˌhaɪdrəʊsɛˈfælɪk
ithyphallic
ˌɪθɪˈfælɪk
megacephalic
ˌmɛɡəsɪˈfælɪk
mesencephalic
ˌmɛsɛnsɪˈfælɪk
metencephalic
ˌmɛtɛnsɪˈfælɪk
microcephalic
ˌmaɪkrəʊsɪˈfælɪk
orthocephalic
ˌɔːθəʊsɪˈfælɪk
oxycephalic
ˌɒksɪsɪˈfælɪk
phallic
ˈfælɪk
platycephalic
ˌplætɪsɪˈfælɪk
procephalic
ˌprəʊsɪˈfælɪk
telencephalic
ˌtɛlɛnsɪˈfælɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACEPHALIC

ace
Ace Bandage
ACE inhibitor
acedia
Aceh
Aceldama
acellular
acentric
acephalous
acequia
acer
acerate
acerb
acerbate
acerbic
acerbically
acerbities
acerbity
acerola
acerose

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACEPHALIC

autocephalic
Daedalic
italic
macrocephalic
malic
megalocephalic
mesaticephalic
mesocephalic
myelencephalic
naphthalic
omphalic
pachalic
pashalic
prosencephalic
rhinencephalic
salic
scaphocephalic
terephthalic
thalamencephalic
zoocephalic

Synonyms and antonyms of acephalic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «acephalic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACEPHALIC

Find out the translation of acephalic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acephalic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acephalic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

acephalic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acéfalo
570 millions of speakers

English

acephalic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

acephalic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عديم الرأس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

acephalic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acephalic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

acephalic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acéphale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Acephalic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

acephalic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

acephalic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

acephalic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Acephalic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

acephalic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

acephalic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एसेफेलिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acephalic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acephalic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

acephalic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

acephalic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acephalic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

acephalic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

acephalic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

acephalic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

acephalic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acephalic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACEPHALIC»

The term «acephalic» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.280 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «acephalic».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACEPHALIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «acephalic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «acephalic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acephalic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACEPHALIC»

Discover the use of acephalic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acephalic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dali and Postmodernism: This Is Not an Essence
Another story of the I. The face of Endless Enigma, however, unlike the death skull in Masson's drawing for Bataille and Klossowski's journal [Acephale], is not inverted as it was in Bataille's conception of Acephalic man.“3 That is, the head is  ...
Marc J. LaFountain, 1997
2
The Centrosome: Cell and Molecular Mechanisms of Functions ...
term ''acephalic spermatozoa'' (Chemes et al. 1999) and, in agreement with Perotti and Gioria (1981), proposed that abnormal head-midpiece alignments originated in the testis because centrioles failed to attach normally to spermatid nuclei.
Heide Schatten, 2012
3
Hideous Gnosis: Black Metal Theory Symposium 1
For to remain in the acephalic is to rest in one of two unacceptable options, each of which can then go in one of two ways. There can be an acephalic leader, which means either heterogeneous sovereignty (the elevation of a singular, irrational ...
Nicola Masciandaro, 2010
4
Ecce Monstrum: Georges Bataille and the Sacrifice of Form
In his "Nietzschean Chronicle" Bataille replaces, rather than conflates, the superman with the acephalic monster. Whereas in the previous article the impurity of the monster might be said to have tainted the purity of the superman, in this essay ...
Jeremy Biles, 2007
5
Medical Issues in Social Security Disability
The acephalic fetus is a parasitic twin attached to an otherwise intact fetus. The acephalic fetus has a body but lacks a head and a heart', the fetus's neck is attached to the normal twin. The blood circulation of the acephalic fetus is provided by ...
David A. Morton
6
Fetal Cardiovascular Imaging: Expert Consult Premium
acephalic twin. Note the relatively well developed lower limbs. The trunk consists of a central “coelomic” type cavity with no well-defined cardiac structure. Spongy fluid-filled tissue surrounds the trunk cavity. (B) The “caput” region of the ...
Jack Rychik, Zhiyun Tian, 2011
7
Multiple Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Gestation, and Perinatal ...
The intrauterine treatment of fetal cardiac failure in a twin pregnancy with an acardiac, acephalic monster. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1983; 147:842–4 13. Robi GF, Payne GG, Morgan MA. Selective delivery of an acardiac acephalic twin. N Engl J  ...
Isaac Blickstein, Louis G. Keith, 2005
8
Molecular Detection of Human Parasitic Pathogens
The.metacestode. may.also.be.recovered.with.no.suckers.and.with.highly.vari- able.morphology;.this.form.is.often.associated.with.canine. peritoneal.larval. infections..These.“acephalic”.metacestodes. can. range. in. size. from. tiny. 1-mm.
Dongyou Liu, 2012
9
Melodies Unheard: Essays on the Mysteries of Poetry
The quatrains are identical in form, not only in rhyme but in meter as well; and this entails an abridgment of one syllable at the opening of the first line of each in an acephalic, or "headless," line. This is done with such deliberate and formal ...
Anthony Hecht, 2005
10
The Aesthetics of Excess
1 This acephalic god is thus, within Bataille's mythopoeia, that curious oxymoron of an atheological god which denies the transcendental, logocentric formations presented by Western deities. The acephalic god was to reappear six years later  ...
Allen S. Weiss, 1989

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACEPHALIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acephalic is used in the context of the following news items.
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School of Medicine scientist finds the cause of 'headless' sperm in …
“Now that the cause of the acephalic sperm condition is known, we hope that novel diagnostics and even therapeutics can be developed in the ... «KRNV My News 4, Jan 15»
2
In Florida Legislature, Planned Parenthood lobbyist defends doctor …
"I knew a nurse who said that babies born acephalic, without a brain or head, just a stem, were not kept alive after birth, were DNR and left to ... «Daily Mail, Mar 13»
3
Malawi woman delivers baby without eyes, nose, ears, skull
As a result, the acardiac/acephalic twin receives all of its blood from the normal or “pump” twin. TRAP sequence occurs in approximately 1% of ... «Nyasa Times, Dec 12»
4
Migraine Without Headache?
Sometimes called "silent migraine" (or "acephalic migraine"), these attacks may involve partial loss of vision or hearing, focal weakness or ... «Boston.com, Nov 11»
5
Rational Rationing vs. Irrational Rationing: The Struggle for the …
And someday in the future, although possibly too late for anybody reading this column, we may be able to breed acephalic "shell" bodies into ... «Huffington Post, Jun 10»
6
Ninety-Nine Percent Perspiration
... 2005, a yellow-plaid-and-fur monstrosity stationed at the gallery entrance, and then in Houseago's massive acephalic plaster Giant, 2005. «Artforum, Oct 05»

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« EDUCALINGO. Acephalic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/acephalic>. Apr 2024 ».
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