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neural tube defects
neural tube defects[‚nür·əl ′tüb ‚dē‚feks] (medicine) Congenital defects resulting from the incomplete closure of the neural tube during embryogenesis. neural tube defects
neural tube defects See SPINA BIFIDA and ANENCEPHALY. See also FOLIC ACID.Neural tube defectsA group of birth defects that affect the backbone and sometimes the spinal chord.Mentioned in: Birth Defects |