myelitis

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noun

Inflammation of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.

OriginEnglish myelo- ← Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós) →
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Meanings

nounmyelitis (countable and uncountable, plural myelites or myelitides)

plural myelites · plural myelitides

  1. countableuncountableInflammation of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμυελός (muelós)
  2. Englishmyelo-
  3. Englishmyelitis

From myelo- + -itis. From Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “fire”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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