SPINA BIFIDA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

rachischisis; schistorrhachis; spina bifida

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("spina bifida" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)

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