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Definition of: syringomyelia
(si·ring′gō·mī·ē′lē·ə) noun Pathol.
A morbid condition of the spinal cord, due to the presence of liquid in abnormally formed cavities. [<NL <Gk. syrinx, -ingos a tube + myelos marrow]
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