Chapter 8 — Nervous SystemNEU
neural tube defect/NŬR-ŭl TŪB dē-fĕkt/
pathologyincomplete closure of the spinal canal, which may allow protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges at birth, leading to paralysis; also known as spina bifida
incomplete closure of the spinal canal, which may allow protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges at birth, leading to paralysis; also known as spina bifida