anencephalous

In a former article I alluded to encephalous and anencephalous cases, where there were either no heads or heads without brains.

Lundie relates an example of protracted gestation of eleven months, in which an anencephalous fetus was born; and Martin of Birmingham describes a similar case of ten and a half months' duration.

Not by the side of this lovely anencephalous monster.

Saviard delivered an anencephalous child at term which died in thirty-six hours.

Buhring relates the history of a case somewhat analogous to viability of anencephalous monsters.