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meningocele
[ muh-ning-guh-seel ]
/ məˈnɪŋ gəˌsil /
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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.
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Origin of meningocele
Words nearby meningocele
Meninga, meninges, meningioma, meningitis, meningo-, meningocele, meningococcall, meningococcus, Menippe, meniscectomy, meniscocytosis
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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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