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单词 syringomyelia
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Definition of syringomyelia in English:

syringomyelia

nounsɪˌrɪŋɡə(ʊ)mʌɪˈiːlɪəsəˌriNGɡōˌmīˈēlyə
mass nounMedicine
  • A chronic progressive disease in which longitudinal cavities form in the cervical region of the spinal cord. This characteristically results in wasting of the muscles in the hands and a loss of sensation.

    〔医〕脊髓空洞症

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He believed that others would recognize the authenticity of his suffering if more information was available that exposed syringomyelia as a spinal disease similar to spinal cord injury.
    • This destroys the spinal cord in an irregular pattern, causing the unusual symptoms associated with syringomyelia.
    • This common problem accompanies long-term syringomyelia and involves loss of upward gaze because the neck becomes fused in a cervico-occipital malformation.
    • A frequent complication of symptom progression is the person's ongoing need to adjust to evolving functional losses that accompany syringomyelia.
    • Diabetes mellitus, tabes dorsalis, and syringomyelia are common causes.

Origin

Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek surinx, suring- 'tube, channel' + muelos 'marrow'.

Definition of syringomyelia in US English:

syringomyelia

nounsəˌriNGɡōˌmīˈēlyə
Medicine
  • A chronic progressive disease in which longitudinal cavities form in the cervical region of the spinal cord. This characteristically results in wasting of the muscles in the hands and a loss of sensation.

    〔医〕脊髓空洞症

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He believed that others would recognize the authenticity of his suffering if more information was available that exposed syringomyelia as a spinal disease similar to spinal cord injury.
    • This common problem accompanies long-term syringomyelia and involves loss of upward gaze because the neck becomes fused in a cervico-occipital malformation.
    • A frequent complication of symptom progression is the person's ongoing need to adjust to evolving functional losses that accompany syringomyelia.
    • Diabetes mellitus, tabes dorsalis, and syringomyelia are common causes.
    • This destroys the spinal cord in an irregular pattern, causing the unusual symptoms associated with syringomyelia.

Origin

Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek surinx, suring- ‘tube, channel’ + muelos ‘marrow’.

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