meningomyelocele

English

Etymology

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Meningo comes from the root meninges, meaning "brain lining"

Myel comes from the Greek root myelos, meaning the marrow/brain/spinal cord

Cele comes from the Greek word kēlē, meaning tumor or hernia.

Noun

meningomyelocele (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A congenital defect of the central nervous system of infants in which membranes and the spinal cord protrude through an opening or defect in the vertebral column.

Synonyms

• myelocystomeningocele
• myelomeningocele

Translations

congenital defect

• Finnish: meningomyeloseele

Anagrams

• myelomeningocele