(from the article `neural tube defect`) ...in which the protruding sac contains some nervous tissue as well. If any of these defects communicate with the central canal of the spinal cord, ...
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A form of spina bifida, consisting in a protrusion of the membranes and spinal cord through a dorsal defect in the vertebral column, the fluid of the syrinx of the cord being increased and expanding the cord tissue into a thin-walled sac which then expands through the vertebral defect. ... Origin: syringo-+ myelocele ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sĭ-ring′gō-mī′ĕ-lō-sēl Definitions: 1. A form of spina bifida, consisting of a protrusion of the membranes and spinal cord through a dorsal defect in the vertebral column. Fluid of the syrinx of the cord increases and expands the cord tissue into a thin-walled sac that itself then ...
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