WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
neu′ral tube′ de′fect, [Pathol.]
- Pathologyany of a group of congenital abnormalities involving the brain and spinal cord, including spina bifida and meningocele, caused by failure of the neural tube to close properly during embryonic development.
- 1885–90
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