Definition of "meningocele" []

• A moderately severe form of spina bifida in which the meninges protrude, causing a bulge under the skin. (noun)

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• "Spina bifida (also called meningocele or myelomeningocele) is a defect that comes from a problem in the very early development of the unborn child."
• "gives rise to a hernia of the meninges, which, if accompanied by cerebrospinal fluid in any quantity, causes a large and peculiarly shaped tumor called meningocele (Fig. 96)."
• "Larkin and Jones 6.212 mention the removal of a meningocele and a supernumerary limb from an infant of four months."