myelitis

[ mahy-uh-lahy-tis ]
/ ˌmaɪ əˈlaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the substance of the spinal cord.
inflammation of the bone marrow.

Origin of myelitis

First recorded in 1825–35; myel- + -itis

Words nearby myelitis

myelin sheath, myelinated, myelinated fiber, myelination, myelinolysis, myelitis, myelo-, myeloblast, myeloblastemia, myeloblastic leukemia, myeloblastoma

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British Dictionary definitions for myelitis

myelitis
/ (ˌmaɪɪˈlaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the spinal cord or of the bone marrow

Medical definitions for myelitis

myelitis
[ mī′ə-lī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of the spinal cord.
Inflammation of the bone marrow.

Other words from myelitis

my′e•lit′ic (-lĭt′ĭk) adj.