Spina bifida

Definition

spina bifida /spaÇnǝ 'bÇfÇdǝ / n [U] ( medical ) ေမြးရာပါေက်ာ႐ိုး အေျမႇးကြၽံ ေရာဂါ (သြက္ခ်ာပါဒ လိုက္ေစတတ္သည္)။ ဝမ္းတြင္းပါ ေက်ာ႐ိုးကြဲ။

Examples

1. ‘This is a very important charity which treats children with serious illnesses such as cancer
2. leukaemia
3. spina bifida and cystic fibrosis.’
4. ‘Exposure to amniotic fluid may damage the neural tissue in cases of spina bifida and cause subsequent paralysis and hydrocephalus.’
5. ‘Children with spina bifida (open spine) sometimes have a form of clubfoot.’
6. ‘Ultrasound can be used to diagnose certain congenital defects such as spina bifida.’
7. ‘Often called open spine
8. spina bifida affects the backbone and
9. sometimes
10. the spinal cord.’