Pronunciation: ˌ sp ī -n ə - ' bi-f ə -d ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, literally, spine split in two
Date: 1720
: a congenital cleft of the spinal column with hernial protrusion of the meninges and sometimes the spinal cord
Pronunciation: ˌ sp ī -n ə - ' bi-f ə -d ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, literally, spine split in two
Date: 1720
: a congenital cleft of the spinal column with hernial protrusion of the meninges and sometimes the spinal cord
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012