Syringomeningocele
syringomeningocele sy·rin·go·me·nin·go·cele (sə-rĭng’gō-mə-nĭng’gə-sēl’)
n.
Spina bifida in which the dorsal sac consists chiefly of membranes enclosing a cavity that communicates with a syringomyelic cavity.
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