Usage examples (10)

• Spina bifida (also called meningocele or myelomeningocele) is a defect that comes from a problem in the very early development of the unborn child.
• Gives rise to a hernia of the meninges, which, if accompanied by cerebrospinal fluid in any quantity, causes a large and peculiarly shaped tumor called meningocele (Fig....
• A meningocele, as it contains no nerve elements, may be translucent.
• It is, however, often difficult to distinguish between a meningocele and meningo-myelocele.