Myelitis

[maiә'laitis]

Definition

(noun.) inflammation of the spinal cord.

Edited by Debra--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.

Edited by Helen

Definition

n. inflammation of the substance of the spinal cord.—ns. Myelasthenī′a spinal exhaustion; Myelatrō′phia atrophy of the spinal cord.—adjs. Myelit′ic My′eloid medullary.—ns. Myelomalā′cia softening of the spinal cord; Myelomeningī′tis spinal meningitis; My′elon the spinal cord.—adjs. My′elonal Myelon′ic.

Editor: Ozzie