pachygyria
noun
pachy·gy·ria
ˌpa-kē-ˈjī-rē-ə 
: mild to moderate lissencephaly marked by a cerebral cortex with only a few broad, flat convolutions : incomplete lissencephaly compare agyria
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pachygyria
noun
pachy·gy·ria
ˌpa-kē-ˈjī-rē-ə
: mild to moderate lissencephaly marked by a cerebral cortex with only a few broad, flat convolutions : incomplete lissencephaly compare agyria
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