diastematomyelia

diastematomyelia /di·a·stem·a·to·my·elia/ (-mi-e´le-ah) abnormal congenital division of the spinal cord by a bony spicule or fibrous band protruding from a vertebra or two, each half surrounded by a dural sac.

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di·a·ste·ma·to·my·e·li·a (d-stm-t-m-l-)

n.

A congenital defect in which the spinal cord is divided into halves by a bony or cartilaginous septum, often seen in spina bifida.

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diastematomyelia

abnormal congenital length-wise division of the spinal cord by a bony spicule or fibrous band protruding from a vertebra or two, into two halves, each of the halves being surrounded by a dural sac.