[suh-ring-goh-mahy-ee-lee-uh] 
| a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid. |
| sy·rin·go·my·e·li·a (sə-rĭng'gō-mī-ē'lē-ə) n. A chronic disease of the spinal cord characterized by the presence of fluid-filled cavities and leading to spasticity and sensory disturbances. [New Latin sȳringomyelia : Greek sūrinx, sūring-, spinal cavity + Greek muelos, marrow (from mūs, mouse, muscle; see mūs- in Indo-European roots).] sy·rin'go·my·el'ic (-ěl'ĭk) adj. |
syringomyelia sy·rin·go·my·e·li·a (sə-rĭng'gō-mī-ē'lē-ə)
n.
A chronic disease of the spinal cord characterized by the presence of fluid-filled cavities and leading to spasticity and sensory disturbances. Also called hydrosyringomyelia, Morvan's disease.
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