myelomeningocele

Noun

Meaning

a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation

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Synonyms

anencephaly cerebral palsy neural tube abnormalities cervical myelopathy acrania agenesis of the corpus callosum caudal regression syndrome cobblestone lissencephaly Chiari malformation iniencephaly arachnoid cyst myelocele Arnold-Chiari malformation colpocephaly agenesis of corpus callosum

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Hypernyms

birth defect congenital disorder congenital abnormality congenital anomaly congenital defect

Related terms

meningocele myelocele

Anagrams

meningomyelocele

Close letter words and terms

myelomatosis myelomatous myelomeningitis myelomere myelomonocyte myelomonocytic