Associations to the word «Meningocele»

Wiktionary

MENINGOCELE, noun. (pathology) a form of spina bifida in which a meningeal sac of cerebrospinal fluid protrudes through the skull
MENINGOCELE MANQUÉ, noun. Alternative spelling of meningocele manque (in medicine)

Dictionary definition

MENINGOCELE, noun. A congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue).

Wise words

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