meningomyelocele en · NOUN
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx, “membrane”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -cele. By surface analysis, meningo- + myelocele.
Meanings
- (uncountable) 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
myelomeningocele · myelocystomeningocele
Translations (2)
fi meningomyeloseele (congenital defect) · pl przepuklina oponowo-rdzeniowa (congenital defect)