MENINGOCELE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue)

Categories: Birth defect, Congenital anomaly, Congenital defect, Congenital disorder, Congenital abnormality

Synonyms

Meningocele

🔗 Related Words

meningo – A related word in the same word family.

cele – A related word in the same word family.

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These related words all descended from the same ancestor thousands of years ago.

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