Question

cleft in the spinal cord use the following word components to build medical terms matching the definitions given. word components an- dips/o esthes/o -malacia myel cele dys- -gram -mania narc -cele encephal hydro mening narc/o cephal encephal/o -ia mening/o -phasia cephal/o esthes -lepsy myel/o -schisis ventricul ventricul/o use the editor to format your answer

Explanation:

The suffix -schisis means a cleft or fissure. Since we are looking for a term for a cleft in the spinal cord and "myel" refers to the spinal cord, combining "myel" with -schisis gives myeloschisis.

Answer:

myeloschisis