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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A moderately severe form of spina bifida in which the meninges protrude, causing a bulge under the skin.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, hernia of the meninges or cranial membranes; cerebral hernia confined to the membranes.

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  • noun pathology a form of spina bifida in which a meningeal sac of cerebrospinal fluid protrudes through the skull

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue)

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meningo- + -cele

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