acephalia

Medical Dictionary: a·ceph·a·ly

(ā-sĕf'ə-lē, ə-sĕf'-) or a·ce·pha·li·a (ā'sə-fā'lē-ə, ăs'ə-) or a·ceph·a·lism (ā-sĕf'ə-lĭz'əm, ə-sĕf'-)
n.

Congenital absence of the head.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters)
Synonyms: acephaly, acephalism

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