Myelitis

noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Inflammation of the spinal cord or of bone marrow. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    inflammation of the spinal cord wordnet

Synonyms

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adenoiditisadrenitisappendicitisarteritisarthritisarthritis deformans

Example

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"The New York Times reported Wednesday that the volunteer, based in Britain, was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, an inflammatory syndrome that affects the spinal cord and is often sparked by viral infections."

Etymology

From myelo- + -itis. From Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “fire”).

Related phrases

acute flaccid myelitisbone marrowspinal cord

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