syringomyelia

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

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noun

, Pathology.

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

syringomyelia

/ səˌrɪŋɡəʊmaɪˈɛlɪk; səˌrɪŋɡəʊmaɪˈiːlɪə /

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

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

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

Neuro-arthropathies of the shoulder are met with chiefly in syringomyelia.

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