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amyelia

[ am-ahy-ee-lee-uh, -el-ee-uh, am-ee- ]
/ ˌæm aɪˈi li ə, -ˈɛl i ə, ˌæm i- /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
congenital absence of the spinal cord.
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Origin of amyelia

<New Latin <Greek amȳ́el(os) marrowless (see a-6, myel-) + -ia-ia

OTHER WORDS FROM amyelia

am·y·el·ic [am-ahy-el-ik, am-ee-], /ˌæm aɪˈɛl ɪk, ˌæm i-/, a·my·e·lous [uh-mahy-uh-luhs], /əˈmaɪ ə ləs/, adjective

Words nearby amyelia

a must, AMVETS, amy, Amyclas, Amycus, amyelia, amyelination, amyelinic, amyelonic, amyelous, amygdala
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Medical definitions for amyelia

amyelia
[ ā′mī-ē′lē-ə, ăm′ī- ]
n.
Congenital absence of the spinal cord.

Other words from amyelia

a′my•el′ic (-ĕl′ĭk, -ē′lĭk) adj.
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