myelophthisis /my·e·loph·thi·sis/ (mi″ĕ-lo-thi´sis)
myelophthisis (mī´
lōfthī´sis),
1. wasting of the spinal cord.
2. bone marrow suppression secondary to marrow infiltration by tumor with local production of myelosuppressive cytokines.
my·e·loph·thi·sis (m   -l f th -ss, -l -t-)n. 1. Wasting or atrophy of the spinal cord. 2. Replacement of hemopoietic tissue in the bone marrow by abnormal tissue, usually fibrous tissue or malignant tumors. Also called panmyelophthisis. my e·lo·phthisic (m-l-tzk, -tzk) adj. |
myelophthisis (mī´
lōfthī´sis),n a displacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, carcinoma, or leukemia.
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Myelomeningocele.
myelophthisis
1. wasting of the spinal cord.
2. reduction of the cell-forming functions of bone marrow.
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