Myelopathy refers to pathology of the spinal cord. When due to trauma, it is known as spinal cord injury. When inflammatory, it is known as myelitis. Disease that is vascular in nature is known as vascular myelopathy. Clinical signs and symptoms depend on which spinal cord level (cervical, thoracic or lumbar) is affected and the extent (anterior, ...
Any functional or pathologic disturbance in the spinal cord.
<pathology> Any disease affecting the spinal cord. ... Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease ... (09 Oct 1997) ... 
(mi″ә-lop´ә-the) any functional disturbance or pathological change in the spinal cord; often used to denote nonspecific lesions, as opposed to myelitis. pathological bone marrow changes. adj., myelopath´ic., adj.
Type: Term Pronunciation: mī′ĕ-lop′ă-thē Definitions: 1. Disorder of the spinal cord. 2. A disease of the myelopoietic tissues.
A general term for a disorder in which the tissue of the spinal cord is compressed and this leads to spinal cord dysfunction.
General term for any degenerative disorder affecting the spinal cord.
A degenerative process involving the spinal cord.
myelopathy Any disease of the spinal cord.
any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.