Medical term:
encephalocele
encephalocele
[en-sef´ah-lo-sēl″]hernial protrusion of brain substance and meninges through a congenital or traumatic opening of the skull.
occipital encephalocele an encephalocele in the occipital region, the most common kind seen in the Western Hemisphere.
A baby with a large occipital encephalocele. From Mueller and Young, 2001.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
en·ceph·a·lo·cele
(en-sef'ă-lō-sēl'),A congenital gap in the cranium with herniation of brain substance.
Synonym(s): craniocele, cranium bifidum, bifid cranium
[encephalo- + G. kēlē, hernia]
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en·ceph·a·lo·cele
(en-sef'ă-lō-sēl)A congenital gap in the cranium with herniation of brain substance.
Synonym(s): craniocele.
Synonym(s): craniocele.
[encephalo- + G. kēlē, hernia]
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en·ceph·a·lo·cele
(en-sef'ă-lō-sēl)Congenital cranial gap with herniation of brain substance.
[encephalo- + G. kēlē, hernia]
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