Medical term for a congenital defect where the spinal column does not close completely. The Japanese term 脊椎破壊 literally means 'vertebral destruction', but it is used as a translation for spina bifida in medical contexts.
Spina bifida is a congenital condition in which the fetal spine does not form properly.
二分脊椎 is the more common Japanese medical term for spina bifida. 脊椎破壊 is a less common synonym that may appear in older or translated texts.
Compound of 脊椎 (spine) and 破壊 (destruction), literally 'vertebral destruction'. The term is a direct translation of the medical concept of spina bifida, though the more standard Japanese term is 二分脊椎.