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Revision as of 05:44, 21 August 2013 by Seung Park (talk | contribs) (This is a gross photograph of the fetus at autopsy. Note the defect in the lower lumbar region of the spinal column (arrow). The myelomeningocele can be seen protruding from this defect.)
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This is a gross photograph of the fetus at autopsy. Note the defect in the lower lumbar region of the spinal column (arrow). The myelomeningocele can be seen protruding from this defect.

A myelomeningocele is the herniation of the spinal cord--within the meninges--through a defect in the vertebral canal.

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current05:44, 21 August 2013Thumbnail for version as of 05:44, 21 August 2013697 × 450 (27 KB)Seung Park (talk | contribs)This is a gross photograph of the fetus at autopsy. Note the defect in the lower lumbar region of the spinal column (arrow). The myelomeningocele can be seen protruding from this defect.
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