myelocele

Term: myelocele
Literally meaning: rupture of bone marrow
Origin

Anc Greek

μυελός/myelos(=bone marow, core)>μύω/myo(=be enclosed)

κήλη/kele(=hernia) > κήλεως/keleos(=burn, rupture)

Coined/History

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Definition

Protrusion of spinal cord tissues