myeloschisis

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myeloschisis /my·elos·chi·sis/ (mi″ĕ-los´kĭ-sis) a developmental anomaly characterized by a cleft spinal cord.

myeloschisis

[mī′əlos′kəsis]

Etymology: Gk, myelos + schisis, cleft

a developmental defect characterized by a cleft spinal cord that results from the failure of the neural plate to fuse and form a complete neural tube. See also myelomeningocele, neural tube defect, neural tube formation, rachischisis, spina bifida.

myeloschisis

a cleft neural tube and an incompletely closed spinal cord.

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