myelitis

noun my·e·li·tis \ ˌmī-ə-ˈlī-təs \

Updated on: 22 Apr 2018

Definition of myelitis

plural myelitides play \-ˈli-tə-ˌdēz\

: inflammation of the spinal cord or of the bone marrow

Recent Examples of myelitis from the Web

For four years, her doctor prescribed the 61-year-old a wide range of opioids for her transverse myelitis, a debilitating disease that caused pain, muscle weakness and paralysis.

— Washington Post, "Medical Marijuana’s ‘Catch-22’: Fed Limits On Research Hinder Patients’ Relief," 12 Apr. 2018
Well before this incident in the 1980s, the clinical recommendation was that infants and small children should never receive such injections in the buttocks, due to rare clinical reports of transverse myelitis.

— mark e. bruley, Philly.com, "Medical Mystery: Why was toddler left paralyzed by routine injection?," 15 Sep. 2017
Transverse myelitis is an inflammation of a section of the spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.

— korin miller, SELF, "How Victoria Arlen Went From Being Paralyzed to Competing on DWTS," 27 Sep. 2017
Worse, as in this child’s highly unusual case, such blockage can cause transverse myelitis — inflammation of the spinal cord — leading to paralysis.

— mark e. bruley, Philly.com, "Medical Mystery: Why was toddler left paralyzed by routine injection?," 15 Sep. 2017
After a visit to the emergency room, doctors diagnosed Liz with transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord, which left her paralyzed from the waist down.

— sheeka sanahori, USA TODAY, "Swimming with the sharks: Kids take physical therapy to the aquarium," 8 Aug. 2017

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myelitis

noun my·e·li·tis \ ˌmī-ə-ˈlīt-əs \

medical Definition of myelitis

plural myelitides play \-ˈlit-ə-ˌdēz\

: inflammation of the spinal cord or of the bone marrow

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myelitic

play \-ˈlit-ik\ adjective

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