Associations to the word «Myelomeningocele»

Wiktionary

MYELOMENINGOCELE, noun. (pathology) A form of spina bifida characterized by protrusion of the spinal meninges

Dictionary definition

MYELOMENINGOCELE, 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.

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