spina bifida
/ˌspaɪnəˈbɪfɪdə/noun
mass noun
- a congenital defect of the spine in which part of the spinal cord and its meninges are exposed through a gap in the backbone. It often causes paralysis of the lower limbs, and sometimes mental handicap.脊柱裂(常导致下肢瘫痪, 有时会导致智力障碍)。
词源
early 18th cent.: modern Latin (see SPINE, BIFID).