Meningocele vs. Meningomyelocele

Meningocelenoun

(pathology) A form of spina bifida in which a meningeal sac of cerebrospinal fluid protrudes through the skull.

Meningocelenoun

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)

Meningocelenoun

a protrusion of the meninges through a gap in the spine due to a congenital defect.

Meningomyelocelenoun

(medicine) A congenital defect of the central nervous system of infants in which membranes and the spinal cord protrude through an opening or defect in the vertebral column.

Meningomyelocelenoun

Protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord through a defect of the vertebral column; an instance of this.