meningomyelocele

English

Etymology

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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.

Noun

meningomyelocele (uncountable)

(medicine) 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

myelocystomeningocele
myelomeningocele

Translations

congenital defect

Finnish: meningomyeloseele

Anagrams

myelomeningocele

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