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noun
A form of spina bifida characterized by protrusion of the spinal meninges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality
History
From myelo- + meninges + -cele.
