Term: anencephaly: a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: pocketbook: your personal financial means
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: nuclear propulsion: the use of a nuclear reactor either to produce electricity to power an engine (as in a nuclear submarine) or to directly heat a propellant (as in nuclear rockets)
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: distillation: the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: switch: a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: breech delivery: delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: flight surgeon: a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: home plate: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: essene: a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: proximity: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: nest egg: device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it