myelopathy

[mahy-uh-lop-uh-thee]

my·e·lop·a·thy

[mahy-uh-lop-uh-thee]
noun, plural my·e·lop·a·thies. Pathology.
any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.

Origin:
1890–95; myelo- + -pathy

my·e·lo·path·ic [mahy-uh-luh-path-ik] , adjective
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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myelopathy my·e·lop·a·thy (mī'ə-lŏp'ə-thē)
n.
Disturbance or disease of the spinal cord.

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