Definitions For Lissencephaly

Noun

LISSENCEPHALY (uncountable) (anatomy, neurology) The condition of having a smooth appearance on the surface of the brain. (medicine) An abnormality of {{w, brain development}} marked by the presence of a smooth cerebral cortex with few or no convolutions.

Translations

Catalan: lissencefàlia, f Chinese: : Mandarin: 平腦症 (píngnǎozhèng) Dutch: lissencefalie, f Finnish: lissenkefalia French: lissencéphalie, f German: Lissenzephalie, f Italian: lissencefalia, f Polish: bezzakrętowość, f Portuguese: lisencefalia, f Russian: лиссэнцефалия, f Spanish: lisencefalia, f Ukrainian: лісенцефалія, f

Etymology

From {{af, en, λισσός, encephalo-, -y, lang1=grc, t1=smooth, t2=brain}}, from {{der, en, grc, -}} {{af, grc, ἐν, κεφαλή, t1=in, t2=head, nocat=1}}.

Is Lissencephaly a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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Scrabble
23
Words with Friends
26

The word Lissencephaly is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

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