Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column;
frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
myelomeningocele
n 1: a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which
a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges
protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently
accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation