Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meningomyelocele

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meningomye-lo-cele
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A congenital defect of the central nervous system of infants in which membranes and the spinal cord protrude through an opening or defect in the vertebral column.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx, “membrane”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -cele. By surface analysis, meningo- + myelocele.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: μῆνῐγξ

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

myelocystomeningocele myelomeningocele

Questions

What does meningomyelocele mean?: A congenital defect of the central nervous system of infants in which membranes and the spinal cord protrude through an opening or defect in the vertebral column.
Where does meningomyelocele come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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