meningocele
[muh-ning-guh-seel]
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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.
Origin of meningocele
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Compression, infraction, hydrocephalus, and meningocele are common.
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If placed over one of the fontanelles, a nævus may derive pulsation from the brain, and so simulate a meningocele.
It is, however, often difficult to distinguish between a meningocele and meningo-myelocele.
A meningocele, as it contains no nerve elements, may be translucent.
meningocele
noun
Word Origin for meningocele
C19: from meningo- (see meninges) + -cele
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meningocele
[mə-nĭng′gə-sēl′]
n.
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