MENINGOCELE

meningocele

(noun) a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

meningocele (plural meningoceles)

(pathology) A form of spina bifida in which a meningeal sac of cerebrospinal fluid protrudes through the skull.

Source: Wiktionary



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4 March 2025

HYDRAULIC

(adjective) moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); “hydraulic erosion”; “hydraulic brakes”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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