syringomeningocele

syringomeningocele
A form of spina bifida in which the dorsal sac consists chiefly of membranes, with very little spinal cord substance, enclosing a cavity that communicates with a syringomyelic cavity. [syringo- + meningocele]

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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