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SPINA BIFIDA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis
Synonyms:
rachischisis; schistorrhachis; spina bifida
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("spina bifida" 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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