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Definition of myelopathy
myelopathies
: a disease or disorder of the spinal cord or bone marrow
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A vet diagnosed Bodza with degenerative myelopathy, a fatal disease that causes the progressive degeneration of a dog's spinal cord.
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myelopathy
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noun
my·e·lop·a·thy
\ˌmī-ə-ˈläp-ə-thē\
Medical Definition of myelopathy
myelopathies
: any disease or disorder of the spinal cord or bone marrow
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