meningoencephalocele

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A protrusion of the meninges and the brain through a defect in the cranium.

Word forms

meningoencephalocele meningoencephaloceles

Etymology

From meningo- + encephalo- + -cele.

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