syrinx

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I have only a 5mm chiari with no syrinx -- my surgery date is January 7th.

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  1. noun Music See panpipe.
  2. noun Zoology The vocal organ of a bird, consisting of thin vibrating muscles at or close to the division of the trachea into the bronchi.

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  • I don't know what s going on, herniated disk, syrinx but I do know while the back pain is down I have a num foot and leg, drag my leg and mechanically walk incorrectly. —  A Day In the Life
  • Short version .... herniated disk, degenerative disk disease, syrinx must be interfering with nerve transmission, something wrong with kidneys connected (bit of a bad), and I gotta go to see specialists with this just leaving out the technical language, some of the more disappointing parts and let's say it wasn't real yet. —  A Day In the Life
  • The syrinx: Named after the nymph who turned into a reed to hide from Pan, this was the forerunner of the panpipes. —  Signs of the Times
  • I have only a 5mm chiari with no syrinx -- my surgery date is January 7th. —  Serendip's Exchange -
  • I had a herniation of 11 mm and a 6mm syrinx. arm pain —  Serendip's Exchange -
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  1. Latin sȳrinx, from Greek sūrinx.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek σὔριγξ, a pipe, tube: see syringe.
 

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