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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Spina bifida

/spēn'-ə bĭf'-əd-ə/ · Spi·na bif·i·da · IPA /ˈspaɪnə ˈbɪfɪdə/
01 A congenital malformation in which the spinal column is cleft at its lower portion, and the membranes of the spinal cord project as an elas…
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    A congenital malformation in which the spinal column is cleft at its lower portion, and the membranes of the spinal cord project as an elastic swelling from the gap thus formed.(Med.)