English noun: meningocele | |||
1. | meningocele (state) a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder | ||