syringomyelia

noun

sy·rin·go·my·e·lia sə-ˌriŋ-gō-mī-ˈē-lē-ə

: a chronic progressive disease of the spinal cord associated with sensory disturbances, muscle atrophy, and spasticity

syringomyelic

sə-ˌriŋ-gō-mī-ˈe-lik

adjective

Examples of syringomyelia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Then there’s syringomyelia, a neurological condition that occurs when the dogs’ brains are actually too large for their skulls. —

Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 1 Feb. 2018

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek syring-, syrinx tube, fistula + New Latin myel- + -ia

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of syringomyelia was in 1880

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Medical Definition

syringomyelia

noun

sy·rin·go·my·elia sə-ˌriŋ-gō-mī-ˈē-lē-ə

: a chronic progressive disease of the spinal cord associated with sensory disturbances, muscle atrophy, and spasticity

syringomyelic

-ˈel-ik

adjective

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