spina bifida

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   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

   Synonymsrachischisisschistorrhachis

   Broaderbirth defect

Questions about spina bifida

What does spina bifida mean?

spina bifida means "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".

What is another word for spina bifida?

Close synonyms include rachischisis, schistorrhachis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.