dysraphism

dysraphism
dys·ra·phism dis-'rā-.fiz-əm, 'dis-rə- n incomplete fusion of parts esp defective closure of the neural tube <spinal \dysraphism>

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dys·ra·phism (dis-rāfґiz-əm) [dys- + raphe + -ia] incomplete closure of a raphe; called also dysraphia.

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