hydromyelia

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noun

A disorder with excessive cerebrospinal fluid accumulation within the spinal cord.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounhydromyelia (countable and uncountable, plural hydromyelias)

plural hydromyelias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA disorder with excessive cerebrospinal fluid accumulation within the spinal cord.

Origin

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: hydro- + myel- + -ia.

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hydromyelia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydromyelia

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“hydromyelia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydromyelia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydromyelia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydromyelia.

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