Cross-section of a spinal meningocele.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
meningocele — Protrusion of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord through a defect in the skull or spinal column. [meningo + G. kele, tumor] spurious m. an extracranial or extraspinal accumulation of … Medical dictionary
Meningocele (MM) — Protrusion of the membranes that cover the spine and part of the spinal cord through a bone defect in the vertebral column. MM is due to failure of closure during embryonic life of bottom end of the neural tube, the structure which gives rise to… … Medical dictionary
meningocele — /meuh ning geuh seel /, n. Pathol. a protrusion of the meninges through an opening in the skull or spinal column, forming a bulge or sac filled with cerebrospinal fluid. [1865 70; MENING(ES) + O + CELE1] * * * … Universalium
meningocele — noun a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue) • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect,… … Useful english dictionary
myelomeningocele — SYN: meningomyelocele. [myelo + G. meninx, membrane, + kele, hernia] * * * 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… … Medical dictionary
Spina bifida — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q05, Q76.0 … Wikipedia
neural tube defect — Pathol. any of a group of congenital abnormalities involving the brain and spinal cord, including spina bifida and meningocele, caused by failure of the neural tube to close properly during embryonic development. [1885 90] * * * Congenital defect … Universalium
List of diseases (S) — A list of diseases in the English wikipedia.DiseasesTOC NOTOC Sa Sc Se Sh Si Sj Sn So Sp Sq Ss St Su Sw Sy aSaa Sak Sal Sar Sat Say aa Sal* Saal Bulas syndrome * Saal Greenstein syndrome * Sabinas brittle hair syndrome * Saccharopinuria * Sackey… … Wikipedia
Neural tube defect — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q00, Q01, Q05 … Wikipedia
Kystes méningés et Arachnoïdite — Les kystes méningés (Tarlov et variants) sont des excroissances de l’arachnoïde remplies de fluide cerebro spinal, que l’on trouve le plus souvent au niveau sacré par l’intermédiaire d’une IRM. Les kystes méningés, qu’ils soient sacrés, lombaires … Wikipédia en Français
