English Explanatory Dictionary

myeloschisis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A developmental anomaly characterized by a cleft spinal cord, owing to failure of the neural plate to form a complete neural tube, or rupture of the neural tube after closure.

Word forms

myeloschisis

Etymology

From myelo- + schisis.

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