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myelopathy

[ mahy-uh-lop-uh-thee ]
/ ˌmaɪ əˈlɒp ə θi /
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noun, plural my·e·lop·a·thies.Pathology.
any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
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Origin of myelopathy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM myelopathy

my·e·lo·path·ic [mahy-uh-luh-path-ik], /ˌmaɪ ə ləˈpæθ ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby myelopathy

myelomeningocele, myelomere, myeloneuritis, myelonic, myelopathic, myelopathy, myelopetal, myelophthisic anemia, myelophthisis, myeloplast, myelopoiesis
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Medical definitions for myelopathy

myelopathy
[ mī′ə-lŏp′ə-thē ]
n.
Disturbance or disease of the spinal cord.
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