syringomyelia

[ suh-ring-goh-mahy-ee-lee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid.

syringomyelia

/ səˌrɪŋɡəʊmaɪˈiːlɪə; səˌrɪŋɡəʊmaɪˈɛlɪk /

noun

1. a chronic progressive disease of the spinal cord in which cavities form in the grey matter: characterized by loss of the sense of pain and temperature

Derived Forms

• syringomyelic, adjective

Other Words From

• sy·rin·go·my·el·ic [s, uh, -ring-goh-mahy-, el, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of syringomyelia¹

1875–80; syringo- (combining form of Greek sŷrinx syrinx ) + myelia ( myel- + -ia )

Word History and Origins

Origin of syringomyelia¹

C19: syringo-, from Greek: syrinx + -myelia from Greek muelos marrow

Example Sentences

Actually, he had what is known as syringomyelia—pronounced sir-ring-go-my-ale-ee-ah—an extremely rare disease of the central nervous system.

From Golf Digest

Syringomyelia is a disease you are born with, although it is not hereditary and does not manifest itself until much later in life.

From Golf Digest

Dorothy Pope, director of the Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation, says about three million people in the US are thought to have the condition.

From BBC

Syringomyelia is a serious neurological disorder affecting Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

From Scientific American

Hagelgans has Chiari malformation, a birth defect, and syringomyelia, a fluid-filled cyst in her spinal cord, among other conditions.

From Washington Times