notencephalocele


encephalocele

 [en-sef´ah-lo-sēl″] hernial protrusion of brain substance and meninges through a congenital or traumatic opening of the skull.occipital encephalocele an encephalocele in the occipital region, the most common kind seen in the Western Hemisphere.A baby with a large occipital encephalocele. From Mueller and Young, 2001.

no·ten·ceph·a·lo·cele

(nō'ten-sef'ă-lō-sēl), Malformation in the occipital portion of the cranium with protrusion of brain substance. [G. nōtos, back, + enkephalos, brain, + kēlē, hernia]

no·ten·ceph·a·lo·cele

(nō'ten-sef'ă-lō-sēl) Malformation in the occipital portion of the cranium with protrusion of brain substance. [G. nōtos, back, + enkephalos, brain, + kēlē, hernia]