Preferred Name

Meningomyelocele [Disease/Finding]

Synonyms

Meningomyelocele

Myelomeningocele

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000001991

altLabel

Meningomyelocele

Myelomeningocele

cui

C0025312

MESH DEFINITION

Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation of meningeal and spinal cord tissue through a bony defect in the vertebral column. The majority of these defects occur in the lumbosacral region. Clinical features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with the ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)

MESH DUI

D008591

MeSH name

Meningomyelocele

MESH UI

M0013375

NDFRT kind

DISEASE_KIND

notation

N0000001991

NUI

N0000001991

prefLabel

Meningomyelocele [Disease/Finding]

SNOMED CID

203995002

414667000

203994003

203984008

tui

T019

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000002161

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