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meningomyelocele

meningomyelocele noun: a congenital defect of the central nervous system of infants in which membranes and the spinal cord protrude through an opening or defect in the vertebral column.

Noun

meningomyelocele (uncountable)

  1. A congenital defect of the central nervous system of infants in which membranes and the spinal cord protrude through an opening or defect in the vertebral column.

Synonyms of meningomyelocele

Origin of meningomyelocele

From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx, “membrane”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -cele. By surface analysis, meningo- + myelocele.

Questions about meningomyelocele

What does meningomyelocele mean?
Meningomyelocele means a congenital defect of the central nervous system of infants in which membranes and the spinal cord protrude through an opening or defect in the vertebral column.
What part of speech is meningomyelocele?
Meningomyelocele is a noun.

Words near meningomyelocele in the dictionary

  1. meningoencephalopathies
  2. meningoencephalopathy
  3. meningogenic
  4. meningomyelitic
  5. meningomyelitis
  6. meningomyelocele
  7. meningomyeloencephalitis
  8. meningomyeloradiculitis
  9. meningopneumonitis
  10. meningoradiculoneuritis
  11. meningospinal

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