arnold-chiari deformity

1. 1.

   deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull

   Broaderdeformity

Questions about arnold-chiari deformity

What does arnold-chiari deformity mean?

arnold-chiari deformity means "deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull".

Is arnold-chiari deformity a common word?

arnold-chiari deformity is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.