amyelia

[ am-ahy-ee-lee-uh, -el-ee-uh, am-ee- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. congenital absence of the spinal cord.

Other Words From

• am·y·el·ic [am-ahy-, el, -ik, am-ee-], a·my·e·lous [uh, -, mahy, -, uh, -l, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of amyelia¹

< New Latin < Greek amȳ́el ( os ) marrowless ( a- ⁶, myel- ) + -ia -ia

Example Sentences

Foot records a case of amyelia, or absence of the spinal cord, in a fetus with hernia cerebri and complete fissure of the spinal column.

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