rachischisis

Noun rachischisis has 1 sense

• rachischisis(n = noun.state) schistorrhachis, spina bifida - a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis;
is a kind of birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder