schistorrachis

Term: schistorrachis

Literally meaning: “cleft  vertebra (back) ”

Origin: Anc Greek

σχίζω/schiso(=slash, divide)

+ράχις/rachis(=vertebra) > ραχία/rachia(=coast)

Coined/History

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Definition

Schistorrachis is a congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed.