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Spina bifida   /spˈinə bˈɪfədə/   Listen
Spina bifida

noun
1.
A not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis.  Synonyms: rachischisis, schistorrhachis.





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"Spina bifida" Quotes from Famous Books



... a man of twenty-two years who was born with what was supposed to be a spina bifida in the lower sacral region. According to Senn, the swelling never caused any pain or inconvenience until it inflamed, when it opened spontaneously and suppurated, discharging a large quantity of offensive pus, hair, and sebaceous material, thus proving it to have been ...
— Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine • George M. Gould


Words linked to "Spina bifida" :   congenital abnormality, schistorrhachis, rachischisis, congenital anomaly, birth defect, congenital defect, congenital disorder


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