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meningoencephalocele
(redirected from inherited meningoencephalocele)

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meningoencephalocele /me·nin·go·en·ceph·a·lo·cele/ (-en-sef´ah-lo-sel?) encephalocele.
me·nin·go·en·ceph·a·lo·cele (m-nngg-n-sf-l-sl)
n.
The protrusion of the meninges and the brain through a congenital defect in the cranium. Also called encephalomeningocele.
meningoencephalocele
hernial protrusion of the meninges and brain substance through a defect in the skull.
congenital meningoencephalocele
occurs in cranium bifidum. An inherited form has been identified in Landrace pigs. The piglets are not viable. Called also cranioschisis.
inherited meningoencephalocele
possibly an inherited defect in Landrace pigs.
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