See Also: myelomeningocele(medicine)
myelomeningocele(dictionary)

myelomeningocele (iou)



myelomeningocele noun. L19.
[from MYELO- + MENINGO- + -CELE.]
Medicine. Spina bifida in which the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through the cleft, forming a rounded swelling; the tissue so protruding. Also called meningomyelocele. Cf. MYELOCELE noun1.