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Pronunciation: ā′rīn-en-sef′ă-lē, -se-fā′lē-ă
Definition: Congenital absence or rudimentary state of the rhinencephalon, or olfactory lobe of the brain, on one or both sides, with a corresponding lack of development of the external olfactory organs.
[G. a- priv. + rhis (rhin-), nose, + enkephalos, brain]
Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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