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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 spi·na bi·fi·da /ˌspaɪnəˈbɪfədə/

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 spina bi·fi·da /-ˈbɪfədə , ˈbaɪf-/ 名詞
 脊柱裂

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Spi·na bif·i·da Med.  A congenital malformation in which the spinal column is cleft at its lower portion, and the membranes of the spinal cord project as an elastic swelling from the gap thus formed.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 spina bifida
      n : 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 [syn: rachischisis, schistorrhachis]