myelitis

[ mahy-uh-lahy-tis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

myelitis

/ ˌmaɪɪˈlaɪtɪs /

First recorded in 1825–35; myel- + -itis

Witness the frightful itching sometimes experienced during the progress of chronic myelitis.

Affections of the Spinal Cord are extremely rare, but paraplegia from myelitis has been observed.

Examination of the spinal (lumbar) cord showed acute disseminated myelitis.

The symptoms are mainly referable to the nervous system, causing a transverse myelitis and paraplegia.

In another group of cases myelitis is a result of the action of organisms or their toxins.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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