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rachischisis

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rachischisis /ra·chis·chi·sis/ (rah-kis´kĭ-sis) congenital fissure of the vertebral column.
rachischisis poste´rior  spina bifida.
ra·chis·chi·sis (r-ksk-ss)
n.
See spondyloschisis.
rachischisis
[rəkis′kəsis]
Etymology: Gk, rachis + schizein, to split
a congenital fissure of one or more vertebrae. See also neural tube defect, spina bifida.
rachischisis [rah-kis´kĭ-sis]
congenital fissure of the spinal column; see also spina bifida.
rachischisis poste´rior spina bifida.
rachischisis
congenital fissure of the vertebral column.
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