syringomeningocele

syringomeningocele

 [sĭ-ring″go-sĭ-ning´go-sēl] meningocele resembling syringomyelocele.

sy·rin·go·me·nin·go·cele

(sĭ-ring'gō-mĕ-ning'gō-sēl), A form of spina bifida in which the dorsal sac consists chiefly of membranes, with little spinal cord substance, enclosing a cavity that communicates with a syringomyelic cavity. [syringo- + meningocele]

sy·rin·go·me·nin·go·cele

(si-ring'gō-mĕ-ning'gō-sēl) A form of spina bifida cystica in which the dorsal sac consists chiefly of membranes, with very little cord substance, enclosing a cavity that communicates with a syringomyelic cavity. [syringo- + meningocele]