myelopathy

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myelopathy

(ˌmaɪəˈlɒpəθɪ)

n, pl -pathies

1. (Medicine) a disease of or damage to the spinal cord

2. (Medicine) a disease of or damage to the bone marrow

my•e•lop•a•thy

(ˌmaɪ əˈlɒp ə θi)

n., pl. -thies.

any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.

my`e•lo•path′ic (-ləˈpæθ ɪk) adj.

Translations

myelopatie

my·e·lop·a·thy

n. mielopatía, cualquier condición patológica de la médula espinal o de la médula ósea.

References in periodicals archive ?

The term Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) is defined as a syndrome of post traumatic myelopathy that is demonstrable through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spinal cord, with no evidence of osseous injury on radiographic or computerized tomography (CT) study.

Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) in adults: A report of two cases

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