syringomyelia

[suh-ring-goh-mahy-ee-lee-uh]

noun

Pathology.

1. a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid.

syringomyelia

/ səˌrɪŋɡəʊmaɪˈiːlɪə, səˌrɪŋɡəʊmaɪˈɛlɪk /

noun

1. a chronic progressive disease of the spinal cord in which cavities form in the grey matter: characterized by loss of the sense of pain and temperature

Other Word Forms

• syringomyelic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of syringomyelia¹

1875–80; syringo- (combining form of Greek sŷrinx syrinx ) + myelia ( myel- + -ia )

Word History and Origins

Origin of syringomyelia¹

C19: syringo-, from Greek: _syrinx + -myelia from Greek muelos marrow

Example Sentences

At the age of 21, in 2014, Charlotte was diagnosed with chiari malformation type 1 - a condition in which part of the brain pushes down into the spinal canal - and syringomyelia, a rare neurological disorder.

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She also developed syringomyelia, which affects roughly eight in 100,000 people, in which cysts form on the spinal column.

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Syringomyelia is one of an estimated 7,000 rare diseases under the UK Rare Diseases Framework.

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It is particularly necessary in patients who present with both syringomyelia and headaches, though some patients continue to experience effects despite surgery.

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WashU Medicine is the lead institution in the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium, with information from more than 1,200 patients with Chiari type-1 to comb for correlations.

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