1. Protrusion of the spinal cord in spina bifida. [myelo- + G. kele, hernia] 2. The central canal of the spinal cord. [G. myelos, marrow, + koilia, a hollow]
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my·e·lo·cele 'mī-ə-lə-.sēl n spina bifida in which the neural tissue of the spinal cord is exposed
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my·elo·cele (miґə-lo-sēl) [myelo- + -cele1] protrusion of the substance of the spinal cord through a defect in the vertebral arch, with varying degrees of protective covering; cf. myelomeningocele.Medical dictionary. 2011.