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Pronunciation: en-sef′ă-lō-mī-ĕl′ō-sēl
Definition: Congenital defect in the cranium, usually in the occipital region, and cervical vertebrae with herniation of the meninges and neural tissue.
[G. enkephalos, brain, + myelon, marrow, + kēlē, hernia]
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