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MYELOMENINGOCELE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("myelomeningocele" is a kind of...):
birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)
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