basal encephalocele

basal encephalocele

a defect in the skull floor with the herniation of brain tissue sometimes associated with coloboma of optic nerve.

ba·sal en·ceph·a·lo·cele

(bā'săl en-sef'ă-lō-sēl) A defect in the skull floor with the herniation of brain tissue sometimes associated with coloboma of optic nerve.