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syringomyelia
sy·rin·go·my·e·li·a [ si rìng gō mī lee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
spinal disease that causes paralysis: a chronic progressive disease of the spinal cord in which tubular fluid-filled cavities form in the nerve tissue, causing sensory disturbances and, eventually, loss of voluntary movement
[Late 19th century. <syringe + myel-]

sy·rin·go·my·el·ic adjective
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