MYELOMENINGOCELE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does myelomeningocele mean? 

• MYELOMENINGOCELE (noun)
  The noun MYELOMENINGOCELE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: MYELOMENINGOCELE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYELOMENINGOCELE (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

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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)