myelosyphilis

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noun

Syphilis of the spinal cord: a form of neurosyphilis (today the diagnosis would be neurosyphilis, as the implication that the rest of the central nervous system is spared is baseless).

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Meanings

nounmyelosyphilis (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablemedicineSyphilis of the spinal cord: a form of neurosyphilis (today the diagnosis would be neurosyphilis, as the implication that the rest of the central nervous system is spared is baseless).

Origin

From myelo- + syphilis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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