myelopathy

[mahy-uh-lop-uh-thee]

noun, plural my·e·lop·a·thies. Pathology.

any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.

Origin of myelopathy

First recorded in 1890–95; myelo- + -pathy

Related formsmy·e·lo·path·ic

[mahy-uh-luh-path-ik] /ˌmaɪ ə ləˈpæθ ɪk/, adjective

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myelopathy in Medicine

myelopathy

[mī′ə-lŏp′ə-thē]

n.

Disturbance or disease of the spinal cord.

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