English Explanatory Dictionary

meningomyelocele

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

meningomyelocele

Etymology

Meningo comes from the root meninges, meaning "brain lining" Myel comes from the Greek root myelos, meaning the marrow/brain/spinal cord Cele comes from the Greek word kēlē, meaning tumor or hernia.

Synonyms

myelocystomeningocele myelomeningocele
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