BYOUS
\bˈa͡ɪəs], \bˈaɪəs], \b_ˈaɪ_ə_s]\
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b[=i]'us, adj. (Scot.) extraordinary.--adv. BY'OUSLY.
By Thomas Davidson
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Acquired Meningomyeloceles
- Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation meningeal spinal cord tissue through a bony defect vertebral column. majority these defects occur lumbosacral region. features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)