Definition: 'Diastematomyelia'
diastematomyelia
Type: TermPronunciation: dī′ă-stē′mă-tō-mī-ē′lē-ă
Definitions:
1. Complete or incomplete sagittal division of the spinal cord by an osseous or fibrocartilaginous septum.
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