ENCEPHALOCELE

(Lat.), n. E2n(e2n2)-se2f(ke2f)-a2l(a3l)-o- (os)-sel(kal)'e(a); in Eng., ean-se2f'a2l-o-sel. From ey0aAos, the brain, and KijAij, a tumor. Fr., encephalocele. Ger., Gehirnbruch, Enkephalokele. It., Sp., encefalocele. 1. A condition, usually congenital, in which a portion of the brain protrudes from the skull in the form of an external tumor. [D, 29.] See MENINGOCELE and HYDRENCEPHALOCELE. Orbital e. A congenital orbital hernia, the cyst-wall being formed by the dura mater, and the contents consisting of cerebro-spinal fluid and a varying quantity of brain substance. It usually enters the orbit through a fi ure in the suture between the ethmoid and the frontal bones. [F.] [s. 698]