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spina bifida
congenital disorder
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External Websites
- WebMD - What is Spina Bifida?
- Cleveland Clinic - Spina Bifida
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Spina Bifida Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
- Johns Hopkins Medicine - Spina Bifida
- GOV.UK - Public Health England - Spina bifida: information for parents
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Spina Bifida
- National Organization for Rare Disorders - Spina Bifida
- Healthline - What is Spina Bifida?
- National Center for Biotechnology Information - Spina Bifida
- eMedicineHealth - Spina Bifida
- The Nemours Foundation - For Parents - Spina Bifida
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - Spina Bifida
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spina bifida, congenital cleft of the vertebral column, a form of neural tube defect (q.v.).