meningomyelitis

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noun

inflammation of the spinal cord and its enveloping arachnoid and pia mater, and less commonly also of the dura mater

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Meanings

nounmeningomyelitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableinflammation of the spinal cord and its enveloping arachnoid and pia mater, and less commonly also of the dura mater

Origin

From meningo- + myelitis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

myelomeningitis
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APA

meningomyelitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meningomyelitis

MLA

“meningomyelitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meningomyelitis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meningomyelitis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meningomyelitis.

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