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

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

Words nearby meningocele

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

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How to use meningocele in a sentence

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
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

Spinal meningocele, in which only the membranes, filled with cerebro-spinal fluid, are protruded.
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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for meningocele

meningocele

[ mə-nĭng′gə-sēl′ ]

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.