- encephalomyelocele
- Congenital defect in the skull, usually in the occipital region, and cervical vertebrae with herniation of the meninges and neural tissue. [G. enkephalos, brain, + myelon, marrow, + kele, hernia]
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en·ceph·a·lo·my·elo·cele (en-sef″ə-lo-mi-ґə-lo-sēl) [encephalo- + myelo- + -cele1] abnormality of the foramen magnum and absence of the laminae and spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae, with herniation of meninges, brain substance, and spinal cord.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
