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myelomeningocele

DEFINITIONS OF: myelomeningocele

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n a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation

Type of:
birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder
a defect that is present at birth
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