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my·e·lo·me·nin·go·cele .mī-ə-lō-mə-'niŋ-gə-.sēl, -mə-'nin-jə- n spina bifida in which neural tissue of the spinal cord and the investing meninges protrude from the spinal column forming a sac under the skin
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my·elo·me·nin·go·cele (mi″ə-lo-mə-ningґgo-sēl″) [myelo- + meningocele] hernial protrusion of the spinal cord and its meninges through a defect in the vertebral arch (spina bifida); cf. spinal meningocele. Called also meningomyelocele and myelocystocele.
Myelomeningocele.
Medical dictionary. 2011.