me·nin·go·my·e·lo·cele (m -n ng g -m  -l-s l)n. See myelomeningocele. |
meningomyelocele.
See myelomeningocele.
meningomyelocele
(m
ning´gmī´lsēl´),
n a saclike cyst containing brain tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, and the meninges that protrudes through a congenital defect in the skull.
ning´gmī´lsēl´), n a saclike cyst containing brain tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, and the meninges that protrudes through a congenital defect in the skull.
meningomyelocele
hernial protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord through a defect in the vertebral column, often spina bifida.
meningomyelocele
Neurology Protrusion of the spinal meninges and cord through a defect in the vertebral column; the bone defect is termed spina bifida, see there
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