meningocele

[ muh-ning-guh-seel ]

/ məˈnɪŋ gəˌsil /

noun Pathology.

a protrusion of the meninges through an opening in the skull or spinal column, forming a bulge or sac filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

Nearby words

meningism, meningitic streak, meningitis, meningo-, meningo-osteophlebitis, meningocele, meningococcal meningitis, meningococcall, meningococcemia, meningococcus, meningocortical

Origin of meningocele

First recorded in 1865–70; mening(es) + -o- + -cele¹

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Examples from the Web for meningocele

It is, however, often difficult to distinguish between a meningocele and meningo-myelocele.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
A meningocele, as it contains no nerve elements, may be translucent.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
Compression, infraction, hydrocephalus, and meningocele are common.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
If placed over one of the fontanelles, a nævus may derive pulsation from the brain, and so simulate a meningocele.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for meningocele

meningocele

/ (mɛˈnɪŋɡəʊˌsiːl) /

noun

pathol protrusion of the meninges through the skull or backbone

Word Origin for meningocele

C19: from meningo- (see meninges) + -cele

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Medicine definitions for meningocele

meningocele

[ mə-nĭng′gə-sēl′ ]

n.

Protrusion of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord through a defect in the skull or spinal column forming a cyst filled with cerebrospinal fluid.