RACHISCHISIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rachischisis mean? 

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

1. 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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• RACHISCHISIS (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

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

rachischisis; schistorrhachis; spina bifida

Hypernyms ("rachischisis" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)