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
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: genus dillenia: East Indian and Australian shrubs and trees having panicles of large white or yellow flowers
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: proprietress: a woman proprietor
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: thermal barrier: a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: adrenarche: the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: organism: a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: western culture: the modern culture of western Europe and North America
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: mountain goat: sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: subtracter: a person who subtracts numbers
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: cran: a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
Broader: birth defect: a defect that is present at birth | Unrelated: box huckleberry: creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries