Definition of Myelitis. Meaning of Myelitis. Synonyms of Myelitis

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Definition of Myelitis

Myelitis
Myelitis My`e*li"tis, n. [NL., from Gr. ? marrow + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.

Meaning of Myelitis from wikipedia

- Myelitis is inflammation of the spinal cord which can disrupt the normal responses from the brain to the rest of the body, and from the rest of the body...
- inflammation (myelitis) extends horizontally throughout the cross section of the spinal cord; the terms partial transverse myelitis and partial myelitis are sometimes...
- Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a serious condition of the spinal cord. Symptoms include rapid onset of arm or leg weakness and decreased reflexes. Difficulty...
- the optic nerve (optic neuritis, ON) and the spinal cord (myelitis). Episodes of ON and myelitis can be simultaneous or successive. A relapsing disease course...
- sclerosis, it can be caused by a number of conditions, including transverse myelitis, Behçet disease, osteogenesis imperfecta, trauma, radiation myelopathy...
- known as (acute) spinal cord injury. When inflammatory, it is known as myelitis. Disease that is vascular in nature is known as vascular myelopathy. In...
- It is suspected of causing a polio-like disorder called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). EV-D68 is one of the more than one hundred types of enteroviruses...
- when she was seven years old, Castledine was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, which left her paralysed from her waist down, following a virus. Adams...
- Meningococcal myelitis is a disorder of the myelin sheath, which is a primary actor in the central nervous system. It has been ****ociated with the meninges...
- including acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, optic neuritis, transverse myelitis, and neuromyelitis optica. The clinical presentation is variable and largely...