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

myelogenic, myelogram, myelography, myeloid, myeloma, myelopathy, Myers, my eye, My Fair Lady, my God, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?