Syringomyelia Definition

sə-rĭnggō-mī-ēlē-ə
noun
A chronic, progressive disease characterized by the formation of cavities filled with liquid within the spinal cord.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
syringomyelia
Plural:
syringomyelias

Origin of Syringomyelia

  • New Latin sȳringomyelia Greek sūrinx sūring- spinal cavity Greek muelos marrow (from mūs mouse, muscle mūs- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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