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meningocele Audio
me·nin·go·cele [ muh-ning-guh-seel ]
Etymology:
Greek meninx = membrane + kele = swelling
Definitions related to meningocele:
  • Protrusion of the meninges through a defect of the vertebral column.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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