Chiari malformation
English
Etymology
Named after Austrian pathologist Hans Chiari.
Noun
Chiari malformation (countable and uncountable, plural Chiari malformations)
- (teratology) A malformation of the brain, consisting of a downward displacement of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum, sometimes causing hydrocephalus.
Synonyms
Translations
a malformation of the brain
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