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amyelia
am·y·e·li·a
/
ˌæm
aɪˈi
li
ə, -ˈɛl
i
ə, ˌæm
i-
/
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[
am-ahy-
ee
-lee-
uh
, -
el
-ee-
uh
, am-ee-
]
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noun
Medicine/Medical
.
congenital absence of the spinal cord.
Origin:
<
Neo-Latin
<
Greek
amȳ́el
(
os
) marrowless (see
a-
6
,
myel-
) +
-ia
-ia
Related forms
am·y·el·ic
/
ˌæm
aɪˈɛl
ɪk
,
ˌæm
i-
/
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[
am-ahy-
el
-ik
,
am-ee-
]
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,
a·my·e·lous
/
əˈmaɪ
ə
ləs
/
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[
uh
-
mahy
-
uh
-l
uh
s
]
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,
adjective
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amyelia
a·my·e·li·a (ā'mī-ē'lē-ə, ām'ī-)
n.
Congenital absence of the spinal cord.
a'my·el'ic
(-ěl'ĭk, -ē'lĭk)
adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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