araphia

hol·o·ra·chis·chi·sis

(hol'ō-ră-kis'ki-sis),

Spina bifida of the entire spinal column.

Synonym(s): araphia, rachischisis totalis

[holo- + G. rhachis, spine, + schisis, fissure]

araphia

failure of closure of the embryonic neural tube, the spinal cord developing as a flat plate.