Preferred Name |
cephalocele |
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Synonyms |
cranium bifidum cephalocele (disease) encephalocele cephalocele |
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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. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0017078 |
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has_exact_synonym |
cranium bifidum cephalocele (disease) encephalocele cephalocele |
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IAO_0000589 |
cephalocele (disease) |
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label |
cephalocele |
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prefixIRI |
MONDO:0017078 |
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prefLabel |
cephalocele |
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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. |
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subClassOf |
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