Preferred Name

cephalocele

Synonyms

cranium bifidum

cephalocele (disease)

encephalocele

cephalocele

Definitions

A congenital neural tube closure defect resulting in the protrusion of the brain through a skull opening. When the protrusion includes the meninges, the term encephalomeningocele is used.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0017078

has_exact_synonym

cranium bifidum

cephalocele (disease)

encephalocele

cephalocele

IAO_0000589

cephalocele (disease)

label

cephalocele

prefixIRI

MONDO:0017078

prefLabel

cephalocele

textual definition

A congenital neural tube closure defect resulting in the protrusion of the brain through a skull opening. When the protrusion includes the meninges, the term encephalomeningocele is used.

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0017059

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0002320

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