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Encephalocele is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Encephalocele in a sentence

Encephalocele meaning

A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull.

Synonyms of Encephalocele

birth defect congenital anomaly congenital defect congenital disorder congenital abnormality

Related words

Other words often associated with Encephalocele or its synonyms:

anomaly defect

Using Encephalocele

  • The main meaning on this page is: A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull.
  • Useful related words include: birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder.
  • In the example corpus, encephalocele often appears in combinations such as: an encephalocele.

Context around Encephalocele

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Encephalocele

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

had an encephalocele which covered 1× often an encephalocele is a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence endings:

complete only misshapen 1× in the skull 1×

Words around Encephalocele

Just before it in the word index:

encephalization 3 encephalitis 72 enceladus 24 enceinte 4 ence 2 encaustic 18

Just after it in the word index:

encephalomyelitis 11 encephalon 1 encephalopathies 4 encephalopathy 32 ench 3 enchant 33

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Encephalocele

  • In this selection, "encephalocele" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include had an encephalocele which covered and often an encephalocele is a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "encephalocele" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with encephalocele

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He had an encephalocele which covered a third of his face, but his skull was complete - only misshapen. (18 words)

Most often, an encephalocele is a rare birth defect that results in the tissue that covers the brain, and possibly portions of the brain itself, to protrude through openings in the skull. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

Most often, an encephalocele is a rare birth defect that results in the tissue that covers the brain, and possibly portions of the brain itself, to protrude through openings in the skull. (32 words)

He had an encephalocele which covered a third of his face, but his skull was complete - only misshapen. (18 words)

Example sentences (2)

Most often, an encephalocele is a rare birth defect that results in the tissue that covers the brain, and possibly portions of the brain itself, to protrude through openings in the skull.

He had an encephalocele which covered a third of his face, but his skull was complete - only misshapen.

Common combinations with encephalocele

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • an encephalocele 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "encephalocele" in a sentence?
An example: "Most often, an encephalocele is a rare birth defect that results in the tissue that covers the brain, and possibly portions of the brain itself, to protrude through openings in the skull." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "encephalocele" from authentic English texts.
What does "encephalocele" mean?
Encephalocele means: A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull.
What are synonyms of "encephalocele"?
Common synonyms of "encephalocele" include: birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality.
How many example sentences with "encephalocele" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "encephalocele", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.