MYELITIS

myelitis

(noun) inflammation of the spinal cord

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

myelitis (countable and uncountable, plural myelites or myelitides)

Inflammation of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.

Source: Wiktionary


My`e*li"tis, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. -itis.] (Med.)

Definition: Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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