myelomeningocele
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myelomeningocele
(′mī·ə·lō·mə′niŋ·gō′sēl)
(medicine) Spina bifida with protrusion of the spinal meninges.
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myelomeningocele
IN BRIEF: n. - A congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord protrudes through a gap in the vertebral column.
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myelomeningocele
Hernial protrusion of the spinal cord and its meninges through a defect in the vertebral column.
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myelomeningocele
(mī-əlōməning′gōsēl)
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A condition in which part of the spinal cord protrudes from between the bones of the vertebrae. The condition can result in paralysis.
Myelomeningocele. (Moore/Persaud, 2003, courtesy AE Chudley)
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