myelocystomeningocele

myelocystomeningocele
SYN: meningomyelocele. [myelo- + G. kystis, bladder, + meninx (mening-), membrane, + kele, hernia]

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my·elo·cys·to·me·nin·go·cele (mi″ə-lo-sis″to-mə-ningґgo-sēl) myelomeningocele.

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