Hydromeningocele
hydromeningocele hy·dro·me·nin·go·cele (hī’drō-mə-nĭng’gə-sēl’)
n.
A fluid-filled protrusion of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord through a defect in the skull or vertebral column.
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