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spina bifida

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embryologic failure of fusion of one or more vertebral arches; subtypes of spina bifida are based on degree and pattern of malformation associated with neuroectoderm involvement.

Synonym(s): hydrocele spinalis, schistorrhachis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






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