SPINA BIFIDA


Meaning of SPINA BIFIDA in English

/ ˌspaɪnə ˈbɪfɪdə; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a medical condition in which some bones in the spine have not developed normally at birth, often causing paralysis (= loss of control or feeling) in the legs

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: modern Latin (from spine + bifid ).

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