meningocele

[ muh-ning-guh-seel ]

/ məˈnɪŋ gəˌsil /

a protrusion of the meninges through an opening in the skull or spinal column, forming a bulge or sac filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

Origin of meningocele

First recorded in 1865–70; mening(es) + -o- + -cele¹

It is, however, often difficult to distinguish between a meningocele and meningo-myelocele.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles
A meningocele, as it contains no nerve elements, may be translucent.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles
Compression, infraction, hydrocephalus, and meningocele are common.

The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation |Austin O'Malley
If placed over one of the fontanelles, a nævus may derive pulsation from the brain, and so simulate a meningocele.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles

meningocele

/ (mɛˈnɪŋɡəʊˌsiːl) /

pathol protrusion of the meninges through the skull or backbone

C19: from meningo- (see meninges) + -cele

meningocele

[ mə-nĭng′gə-sēl′ ]

Protrusion of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord through a defect in the skull or spinal column forming a cyst filled with cerebrospinal fluid.