neural tube defect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofneural,tubeanddefect
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neural
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈnjʊə.rəl/us/ˈnʊr.əl/
involving a nerve or the system of nerves that includes ...
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tube
noun
uk/tʃuːb/us/tuːb/
a long cylinder made from plastic, metal, rubber, or glass, especially used for moving or containing liquids ...
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defect
noun[C]
uk/ˈdiː.fekt/us/ˈdiː.fekt/
a fault or problem in something or someone that spoils that thing or person or causes it, him, or her not to ...
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(Definition ofneural,tubeanddefectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The exception to this is where the other anomaly is a neuraltubedefect.
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The neural folds fail to oppose and fuse at the midline, giving rise to the neuraltubedefect.
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This mutant exhibits craniorachischisis, the most severe form of neuraltubedefectcharacterized by an open neural tube from the midbrain/hindbrain boundary throughout the spine.
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Failure of this event leads to the most severe form of neuraltubedefect, termed craniorachischisis, in which almost the entire brain and spinal cord is affected.
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Some who would have died are now surviving, spina bifida (a neuraltubedefect) being the biggest group.
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No product licence has been granted for any medicinal product which includes amongst its indications protection from spina bifida or neuraltubedefect.
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It is important to distinguish a dacrocystocele from the more serious encephalocele, which is a neuraltubedefect.
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These categories are open neuraltubedefect, open abdominal wall defect, and skin disease or other failure of the interior or exterior body surface.
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It is known that women taking certain medications for epilepsy and women with insulin-dependent diabetes have a higher risk of having a child with a neuraltubedefect.
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Omphalocele occurs in 2.5/10,000 births and is associated with a high rate of mortality (25%) and severe malformations, such as cardiac anomalies (50%) and neuraltubedefect(40%).
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