meningocele

/məˌˈnɪŋgoʊˌsil/
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Definitions of meningocele
  1. noun
    a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue)
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    type of:
    birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder
    a defect that is present at birth
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