myelomeningocele

英 [maɪələʊmɪ'nɪŋgɒsiːl] 美 [maɪəloʊmɪ'nɪŋgɒsiːl]

• [医]脊髓脊膜突出

英英释义

Noun:

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