rachischisis
Medicine
noun
Defective closure of one or more vertebrae, usually involving the posterior part of the arch and often accompanied by myelocele; spina bifida.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From rachi- + ancient Greek σχίσις cleavage.
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