Meningocele Definition

Meningocele Sentence Examples

• Various forms of spina bifida are known as meningomyelocele, myelomeningocele, spina bifida aperta, open spina bifida, myelodysplasia, spinal dysraphism, spinal rachischisis, myelocele, and meningocele.

• The term meningocele is used when the spine malformation contains only the protective covering (meninges) of the spinal cord.

• Some neurologists do not consider it a Chiari malformation but rather a specific type of spina bifida called an encephalocervical meningocele.