Preferred Label : Encephalomeningocele;
NCIt related terms : MENINGOENCEPHALOCELE;
NCIt definition : A congenital neural tube closure defect resulting in the protrusion of the brain and
meninges through a skull opening.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Herniation of brain and meninges through a cranial opening. (Makris S, Solomon
HM, Clark R, Shiota K, Barbellion S, Buschmann J, Ema M, Fujiwara M, Grote K, Hazelden
KP, Hew KW, Horimoto M, Ooshima Y, Parkinson M, Wise LD. Terminology of developmental
abnormalities in common laboratory mammals (Version 2). Part B. Birth Defects Res
B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Aug;86(4):227-327.);
Origin ID : C124557;
UMLS CUI : C0266456;
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