- rachischisis totalis
- fissure of the entire vertebral column; called also holorachischisis. See also spina bifida.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
rachischisis totalis
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rachischisis — 1. Embryologic failure of fusion of vertebral arches and neural tube with consequent exposure of neural tissue at the surface; spina bifida cystica with myelocele or myeloschisis … Medical dictionary
holorachischisis — Spina bifida of the entire spinal column. SYN: araphia, rachischisis totalis. [holo + G. rhachis, spine, + schisis, fissure] * * * holo·ra·chis·chi·sis (hōl″o rə kisґkĭ sis) [holo + rhachischisis] rachischisis totalis … Medical dictionary
