myelitogenic

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adjective

Tending to rouse, or to be roused by myelitis.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectivemyelitogenic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineTending to rouse, or to be roused by myelitis.

    In this respect, however, a certain variation is obvious as some viruses appear primarily as encephal- itogenic while others are almost purely myelitogenic.

    1949, Masson, Comptes Rendus - Volume 4 - Issues 1 to 3, The Chicago University Press, page 101
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    We are led to think, therefore, that nerve substance which has been exposed to the action of 1 per cent phenol has been deprived to some extent of its toxic or myelitogenic action.

    1949, Indian Council Medical Research, The Indian Journal of Medical Research - Volume 13, Indian Research Fund Association - The California University Press, page 101

    Dr. Stefofski, opined that Valeria’s quick symptom onset “strongly favors a vascular aetiology over immune mediated/inflammatory (definitely too soon for Gardasil or even for a remote preceding myelitogenic trigger).” He also noted that due to the lack of response to corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide, he doubted an autoimmune aetiology.

    2014, CourtListener, Flores versus Secretary of Health and Human Services, United States Court of Federal Claims, paragraph 5

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