meningocele

American  

[muh-ning-guh-seel] / məˈnɪŋ gəˌsil /

noun

Pathology.

1. 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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meningocele British  

/ mɛˈnɪŋɡəʊˌsiːl /

noun

1. pathol protrusion of the meninges through the skull or backbone

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Etymology

Origin of meningocele

First recorded in 1865–70; mening(es) + -o- + -cele ¹

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meningocele

For many children with meningocele, surgery will alleviate the pain, although they may experience some functional loss.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Probably not, because a meningocele usually protrudes through an unossified part of the skull, usually at the back, sometimes at the root of the nose.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is, however, often difficult to distinguish between a meningocele and meningo-myelocele.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

A meningocele, as it contains no nerve elements, may be translucent.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

Larkin and Jones mention the removal of a meningocele and a supernumerary limb from an infant of four months.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle