sy·rin·go·my·e·li·a (s -r ng g -m -  l-)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 s  ringomyelia : Greek s rinx, sring-, spinal cavity + Greek muelos, marrow (from ms, mouse, muscle; see ms- in Indo-European roots).]sy·rin go·my·elic (- lk) adj. |
syringomyelia [səˌrɪŋgəʊmaɪˈiːlɪə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) 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
[syringo-, from Greek: syrinx + -myelia from Greek muelos marrow]
syringomyelic [səˌrɪŋgəʊmaɪˈɛlɪk] adj
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