neural tube defect


nounPathology.
  1. any of a group of congenital abnormalities involving the brain and spinal cord, including spina bifida and meningocele, caused by failure of the neural tube to close properly during embryonic development.

Origin of neural tube defect

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First recorded in 1885–90

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