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myelitis [‚mī·ə′līd·əs] (medicine) Inflammation of the spinal cord. Inflammation of the bone marrow. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The UCSF study found that "opticospinal" MS, in which symptoms affect the optic nerve and spinal cord, and attacks of "acute transverse myelitis," in which the spinal cord stops transmitting nerve impulses, resulting in paralysis, were seen more frequently in African-Americans than in others. A further account of the Trinidad outbreak of acute rabies myelitis. Acute transverse myelitis, a viral infection that attacked his immune system, left Copeland bed-ridden at Antelope Valley Hospital for five days with an inflamed spinal cord. |
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