meningocele

[ muh-ning-guh-seel ]

/ məˈnɪŋ gəˌsil /

noun Pathology.

a protrusion of the meninges through an opening in the skull or spinal column, forming a bulge or sac filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

Origin of meningocele

First recorded in 1865–70; mening(es) + -o- + -cele¹

Words nearby meningocele

meningioma, meningism, meningitic streak, meningitis, meningo-, meningocele, meningococcall, meningococcal meningitis, meningococcemia, meningococcus, meningocortical

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Example sentences from the Web for meningocele

It is, however, often difficult to distinguish between a meningocele and meningo-myelocele.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
A meningocele, as it contains no nerve elements, may be translucent.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
Compression, infraction, hydrocephalus, and meningocele are common.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
If placed over one of the fontanelles, a nævus may derive pulsation from the brain, and so simulate a meningocele.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for meningocele

meningocele

/ (mɛˈnɪŋɡəʊˌsiːl) /

noun

pathol protrusion of the meninges through the skull or backbone

Word Origin for meningocele

C19: from meningo- (see meninges) + -cele

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for meningocele

meningocele

[ mə-nĭng′gə-sēl′ ]

n.

Protrusion of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord through a defect in the skull or spinal column forming a cyst filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

单词	meningocele
释义	meningocele [ muh-ning-guh-seel ] / məˈnɪŋ gəˌsil / noun Pathology. a protrusion of the meninges through an opening in the skull or spinal column, forming a bulge or sac filled with cerebrospinal fluid. Origin of meningocele First recorded in 1865–70; mening(es) + -o- + -cele¹ Words nearby meningocele meningioma, meningism, meningitic streak, meningitis, meningo-, meningocele, meningococcall, meningococcal meningitis, meningococcemia, meningococcus, meningocortical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meningocele It is, however, often difficult to distinguish between a meningocele and meningo-myelocele. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles A meningocele, as it contains no nerve elements, may be translucent. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles Compression, infraction, hydrocephalus, and meningocele are common. The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation\|Austin O'Malley If placed over one of the fontanelles, a nævus may derive pulsation from the brain, and so simulate a meningocele. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for meningocele meningocele / (mɛˈnɪŋɡəʊˌsiːl) / noun pathol protrusion of the meninges through the skull or backbone Word Origin for meningocele C19: from meningo- (see meninges) + -cele Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for meningocele meningocele [ mə-nĭng′gə-sēl′ ] n. Protrusion of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord through a defect in the skull or spinal column forming a cyst filled with cerebrospinal fluid. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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