Congenital Abnormality
encephalocele
Definitions related to encephalocele:
  • A congenital neural tube closure defect resulting in the protrusion of the brain through a skull opening. When the protrusion includes the meninges, the term encephalomeningocele is used.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A neural tube defect characterized by sac-like protrusions of the brain and the membranes that cover it through openings in the skull.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Hernia of brain substance and meninges through a congenital or traumatic opening of the skull.
    U.S. FDA Glossary
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
  • An encephalocele is a protrusion of nervous tissue and meninges through a skull defect. An encephalocele is caused by incomplete closure of the cranial vault (cranium bifidum). Encephaloceles usually occur in the midline and protrude anywhere along a line from the occiput to the nasal passages but can be present asymmetrically in the...
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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