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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-sēl″) 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
[mining′gō·ensef′əlōsēl′]
Etymology: Gk, meninx + enkephalos, brain, kele, hernia
a saclike cyst containing brain tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, and meninges that protrudes through a congenital defect in the skull. It may or may not contain parts of the ventricular system and is commonly associated with brain defects. Also called encephalomeningocele. See also neural tube defect.

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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