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Words with a similar base: myelomeningocele

'myelomeningocele'

[myelomeningocele.n.01] as in: a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation

Origins

					myelomeningocele (English)
├── -cele (English)
├── meningo- (English)
└── myelo- (English)
    └── μυελός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))