Meaning of cranioschisis | Babel Free

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A developmental birth defect in which the cranium fails to close completely, so that the brain is exposed to the amnios and eventually degenerates, causing anencephaly.

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“1953, Biochemical Institute Studies, Issue 5, Biochemical Institute (of the University of Texas), page 51, E. M. Butt et al. have reported the production of meningoceles and cranioschises in chick embryos with 0.5 to 1.0 mg. of lead nitrate (21).”

“The partial cranioschises include cranium bifidum occultum, meningocele and meningoencephalocele.”

“It^([anencephaly]) is the most frequent of the cranioschises.”

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