Notanencephalia is a medical term that refers to a condition where a fetus lacks most of its brain. The word can be broken down into four syllables: no-ta-nen-ceph-a-li-a. The letter "n" is pronounced twice before the "t" sound in the beginning of the word, which is represented by the "no" part. The "en" represents the schwa sound, while "ceph" represents a hard "k" sound. The "a" at the end is pronounced with a short "e" sound, and the "lia" part has a long "ee" sound.
A monstrosity marked by absence of the cerebellum.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.