meningomyelitis

meningomyelitis definition - medical

me·nin·go·my·e·li·tis (mə-nĭngˌgō-mīˌə-līˈtĭs)

noun
Inflammation of the spinal cord and its enveloping arachnoid and pia mater, and, less commonly, dura mater.

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