'Spina bifida' definitions:
Definition of 'spina bifida'
From: WordNet
noun
A not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis [syn: spina bifida, rachischisis, schistorrhachis]
Definition of 'Spina bifida'
From: GCIDE
- Spina bifida \Spi"na bif"i*da\ (Med.) [L., cleft spine.] 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. [1913 Webster]