myelopathy

[ mahy-uh-lop-uh-thee ]

/ ˌmaɪ əˈlɒp ə θi /

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

any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.

Words nearby myelopathy

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

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

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Medicine definitions for myelopathy

myelopathy

[ mī′ə-lŏp′ə-thē ]

n.

Disturbance or disease of the spinal cord.

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