Myelitis
[mahy-uh-lahy-tis] /ˌmaɪ əˈlaɪ tɪs/
noun, Pathology.
1.
inflammation of the substance of the spinal cord.
2.
inflammation of the bone marrow.
/ˌmaɪɪˈlaɪtɪs/
noun
1.
inflammation of the spinal cord or of the bone marrow
myelitis my·e·li·tis (mī’ə-lī’tĭs)
n.
my’e·lit’ic (-lĭt’ĭk) adj.
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