Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Inflammation of the spinal column.
  • noun Osteomyelitis.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, inflammation of the spinal cord.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.
  • noun Inflammation of bone marrow.

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  • noun inflammation of the spinal cord or of bone marrow

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun inflammation of the spinal cord

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek μυελός (myelos, "marrow") + -itis

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Examples

  • Near the end of a trip to spring training to cover the Cardinals, Fallstrom experienced numbness in his arms and legs and was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, which is inflammation of the spinal cord.

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  • # -- The term "myelitis" is applied to certain changes which occur in the spinal cord as a result, for example, of hæmorrhage into its substance (_hæmorrhagic myelitis_); or of pressure exerted on it by fragments of bone, blood-clot, tuberculous material, or new growths (_compression myelitis_).

    Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893

  • The word "myelitis" refers to inflammation of the insulating material that covers nerve cell fibers (myelin), and "transverse" means the inflammation occurs across the width of your spinal cord.

    All MayoClinic.com Topics 2009

  • If your child has been diagnosed with MS, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), transverse myelitis, or has symptoms of a demyelinating disease, please contact the Neurology Department at 215-590-1719 to schedule an appointment.

    Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Clinic 2010

  • Several patients who were involved in advocacy work for transverse myelitis had been keeping abreast of his stem-cell research.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • Kerr has found that levels of a particular protein, interleukin-6, or IL-6, are dramatically elevated in the spinal fluid of patients with transverse myelitis.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • If such a plan succeeded, one could theoretically repair the damaged nerves in MS, transverse myelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis—all neurological autoimmune diseases in which the myelin sheaths and axonal nerves are compromised.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • Indeed, Kerr found that in patients with MS and transverse myelitis, the level of IL-6 proteins in their blood closely correlated with the severity of their paralysis.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • Eventually she was told she might have transverse myelitis.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • In transverse myelitis, demyelination and injury to bundles of axonal nerves occurs in focal areas of the spinal cord, often leading to permanent and severe paralysis.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

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