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- noun Plural form of
meningocele .
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_Encephaloceles_ are much commoner than meningoceles, and usually occur in the frontal region, where they form broad-based, elastic, and pulsatile tumours, which vary greatly in size.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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Small meningoceles may remain stationary for a long time, or may even undergo spontaneous cure.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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(Photograph lent by Sir George T. Beatson.)] _Serous cysts_ are occasionally found in the occipital region, and are believed to be meningoceles that have become shut off from the interior of the skull before birth.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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