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neural tube defect(medicine)
neural tube defect(encyclopedia)
Defect, neural tube(health)
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ology(medicine)
ology(dictionary)
dactyli ology(medicine)
Neural(medicine)
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Defect, neural tube (health) and ology (medicine)


Defect, neural tube (health)


A major birth defect caused by abnormal development of the neural tube, the structure present during embryonic life which gives rise to the central nervous system - the brain and spinal cord. Neural tube defects (NTDs) are among the most common birth defects that cause infant mortality (death) and serious disability.





ology (medicine)


ology
<study> A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge. "He had a smattering of mechanics, of physiology, geology, mineralogy, and all Other ologies whatsoever." (De Quincey)

See: -logy.

Source: Websters Dictionary