hydromyelomeningocele

hydromyelomeningocele

 [hi″dro-mi″ĕ-lo-mĕ-ning´go-sēl] a defect of the spine marked by protrusion of the membranes and tissue of the spinal cord, forming a fluid-filled sac.

hydromyelomeningocele

(hī″drō-mī″ĕ-lō-mĕ-nĭng′gō-sēl) [″ + myelos, marrow, + meninx, membrane, + kele, tumor, swelling] Spinal deformity in which a fluid-filled sac containing spinal cord and surrounding membranes protrudes through the spine.