myelomeningocele

Noun myelomeningocele has 1 sense

• myelomeningocele(n = noun.state) - a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation;
is a kind of birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder