sy·rin·go·my·e·lo·cele (s -r ng g -m  -l-s l)n. A form of spina bifida in which the fluid of the syrinx in the spinal cord is increased, expanding the cord tissue into a thin-walled sac that in turn expands through the vertebral defect. |
syringomyelocele
[siring′gōmī′əlōsēl′]
Etymology: Gk, syrinx + myelos, marrow, kele, hernia
a hernial protrusion of the spinal cord through a congenital defect in the vertebral column. The cerebrospinal fluid within the central cavities of the cord is greatly increased so that the cord tissue forms a thin-walled sac that lies close to the membrane of the cavity. See also myelomeningocele, neural tube defect, spina bifida.
syringomyelocele
hernial protrusion of the spinal cord through the bony defect in spina bifida, the mass containing a cavity connected with the central canal of the spinal cord.
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