myelocelen.
/ˈmʌɪələ(ʊ)siːl/, U.S. /ˈmaɪəloʊˌsil/ 1. Pathology. Originally: meningomyelocele (or myelomeningocele) (now rare or disused). Later: exposure or protrusion of the spinal cord through a defect in the vertebral column, without a meningeal covering, usually as a consequence of spina bifida; an example of this.
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spina bifida1722
rachischisis1874
myelocele1875
myelomeningocele1889
syringomyelocele1890
1875 C. H. Jones & E. H. Sieveking Man. Pathol. Anat. (ed. 2) xii. 290 The protruded sac contains some portion of the spinal cord itself, forming the so-called myelocele.
1922 Brain 45 44 Myelocele... Here..segments of the medullary folds have remained open and the neural ectoderm lies exposed on the surface of the body as a ribbon of delicate tissue down the mid-dorsal line.
1997 Arch. Physical Med. & Rehabilitation 78 530 Surgical exploration revealed myelocele with cord herniation through the anterior thoracic dura.
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segment1870
ciliospinal centre1881
myelocoele1885
ground-bundle1893
myelocele1896
1896 B. G. Wilder in Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 6 318 (table) Myelocele.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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