spina bifida
noun
spi·na bi·fi·da ˌspī-nə-ˈbi-fə-də 
: a congenital cleft of the spinal column with hernial protrusion of the meninges and sometimes the spinal cord
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Fotheringham, who was born with spina bifida and has been a full-time wheelchair user since the age of eight, is known for performing elaborate tricks and back flips in his wheelchair. 
Zoe Sottile, CNN, 7 May 2022 Potential fetal impacts of anti-seizure drugs include spina bifida, cleft lip and autism, according to studies. Meena Venkataramanan, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 Potential fetal impacts of anti-seizure drugs include spina bifida, cleft lip and autism, according to studies. Meena Venkataramanan, Washington Post, 25 July 2022 Mike was born with spina bifida, which, according to the Mayo Clinic, is a defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord don’t form properly. The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Apr. 2022 Mellencamp was born in 1951, in Seymour, Indiana, with spina bifida, a neural-tube defect in which the spine and the spinal cord don’t develop properly. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022 Alisha Keyworth reveals Abigail Rose's scar from her daughter's fetal spina bifida repair April 13, 2022 at Primary Children's Eccles Outpatient Building. Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022 When Blake was 4, she was diagnosed with sacral agenesis, a form of spina bifida. Mckenna Oxenden, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2022 The tongue of the shoe features a spine graphic and a blue spina bifida awareness ribbon adorns the heel. oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2022 See More
Zoe Sottile, CNN, 7 May 2022 Potential fetal impacts of anti-seizure drugs include spina bifida, cleft lip and autism, according to studies. Meena Venkataramanan, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 Potential fetal impacts of anti-seizure drugs include spina bifida, cleft lip and autism, according to studies. Meena Venkataramanan, Washington Post, 25 July 2022 Mike was born with spina bifida, which, according to the Mayo Clinic, is a defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord don’t form properly. The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Apr. 2022 Mellencamp was born in 1951, in Seymour, Indiana, with spina bifida, a neural-tube defect in which the spine and the spinal cord don’t develop properly. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022 Alisha Keyworth reveals Abigail Rose's scar from her daughter's fetal spina bifida repair April 13, 2022 at Primary Children's Eccles Outpatient Building. Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022 When Blake was 4, she was diagnosed with sacral agenesis, a form of spina bifida. Mckenna Oxenden, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2022 The tongue of the shoe features a spine graphic and a blue spina bifida awareness ribbon adorns the heel. oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, literally, spine split in two
First Known Use
1720, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
spina bifida
noun
spina bi·fi·da
-ˈbif-ə-də also -ˈbīf-
: a neural tube defect marked by congenital cleft of the spinal column usually with hernial protrusion of the meninges and sometimes the spinal cord see meningocele, myelocele, myelomeningocele