Term: spina bifida: a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis
Candidate hypernym: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth → 1
Candidate hypernym: genus dillenia: East Indian and Australian shrubs and trees having panicles of large white or yellow flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: proprietress: a woman proprietor → 0
Candidate hypernym: thermal barrier: a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating → 0
Candidate hypernym: adrenarche: the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty → 0
Candidate hypernym: organism: a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body → 0
Candidate hypernym: western culture: the modern culture of western Europe and North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: mountain goat: sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: subtracter: a person who subtracts numbers → 0
Candidate hypernym: cran: a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring → 0
Candidate hypernym: box huckleberry: creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries → 0