spina-bifida
Spi"na bif"i*da. (Med.) Etym: [L., cleft spine.] Defn: 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.
Spi"na bif"i*da. (Med.) Etym: [L., cleft spine.] Defn: 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.