meningocele

From meningo- +‎ -cele.

meningocele (plural meningoceles)

1. (pathology) A form of spina bifida in which a meningeal sac of cerebrospinal fluid protrudes through the skull.

From meningo- +‎ -cele.

• IPA^(key): /meninɡoˈθele/ [me.nĩŋ.ɡoˈθe.le] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /meninɡoˈsele/ [me.nĩŋ.ɡoˈse.le] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ele
• Syllabification: me‧nin‧go‧ce‧le

meningocele m (plural meningoceles)

1. (pathology) meningocele

• espina bífida

• “meningocele”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025