- syringomyelic
- adjective see syringomyelia
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
syringomyelic
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syringomyelic — See syringomyelia. * * * … Universalium
syringomyelic — adj. (Medicine) pertaining to syringomyelia (disease of the spinal cord) … English contemporary dictionary
syringomyelic — sy·rin·go·my·el·ic … English syllables
syringomyelic — adjective see syringomyelia … Useful english dictionary
syringomyelic dissociation — loss of pain and temperature sense due to a lesion in the region of the central canal of the spinal cord implicating the spinothalamic fibers with preservation of other sensory modalities … Medical dictionary
syringomyelic syndrome — syringomyelia … Medical dictionary
syringomyelia — syringomyelic /seuh ring goh muy el ik/, adj. /seuh ring goh muy ee lee euh/, n. Pathol. a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid. [1875 80; syringo (comb. form of Gk syrinx SYRINX) + myelia … Universalium
Hemorrhage — Bleeding or the abnormal flow of blood. The patient may have an internal hemorrhage that is invisible or an external hemorrhage that is visible on the outside of the body. Bleeding into the spleen or liver is internal hemorrhage. Bleeding from a… … Medical dictionary
syringomyelia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek syring , syrinx tube, fistula + New Latin myel + ia Date: 1880 a chronic progressive disease of the spinal cord associated with sensory disturbances, muscle atrophy, and spasticity • syringomyelic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
dissociation — 1. Separation, or a dissolution of relations. SYN: disassociation. 2. The change of a complex chemical compound into a simpler one by any lytic reaction, by ionization, by heterolysis, or by homolysis. 3 … Medical dictionary
