| lissencephaly |
A brain malformation characterized by the incomplete development of the folds (gyri) of the outer region of the brain (the cerebral cortex), which causes the surface of the brain to appear abnormally thickened and unusually smooth.
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| lissencephaly |
the condition of having a smooth cerebrum without convolutions - lis
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| lissencephalic |
(Gr. lissos, smooth; enkephalos, brain): A brain in which the cerebral hemispheres are devoid of gyri (convolutions). The normal smooth appearance of brains of many lower vertebrate animals such as rodents.
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| lissencephaly |
The brain is small and smooth. For more information see The Lissencephaly Network
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| lissencephalous |
Pert. to a condition in which the brain is smooth owing to failure of cerebral gyri to develop.
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