spina bifida occulta
MONDO:0000859Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names spina bifida occulta yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
The mildest form of spina bifida, characterized by any of several neural tube defects which may go undetected until an x-ray is performed. Treatment is symptomatic.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000859), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: spina bifida occulta
- Also called
- closed spinal dysraphismspina bifida occulta (disease)