myelitis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) +‎ -itis.

Noun

myelitis (countable and uncountable, plural myelites or myelitides)

  1. inflammation of the spinal cord or of bone marrow

Derived terms

Further reading

  • myelitis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • myelitis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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