merorachischisis

merorachischisis

 [me″ro-rah-kis´kĭ-sis]

fissure of part of the spinal cord.

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mer·o·ra·chis·chi·sis

, merorrhachischisis (mer'ō-ră-kis'ki-sis),

Fissure of a portion of the spinal cord.

Synonym(s): rachischisis partialis

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

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