Meaning

1 senses
  1. A protrusion of the meninges and the brain through a defect in the cranium.

Origin

From meningo- + encephalo- + -cele.

From meningo- + encephalo- + -cele.

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Forms

plural: meningoencephaloceles

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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