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Rachischisis
see synonyms of rachischisisNoun
1. rachischisis, schistorrhachis, spina bifida
a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Rachischisis
see synonyms of rachischisisnoun
medicine
a birth defect of the spinal cord, a form of spina bifida
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