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myelophthisis

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myelophthisis /my·e·loph·thi·sis/ (mi″ĕ-lo-thi´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-lfth-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.

mye·lo·phthisic (m-l-tzk, -tzk) adj.

myelophthisis [mi″ĕ-lo-thi´sis]
1. wasting of the spinal cord.

myelophthisis (mī´lōfthī´sis),
n a displacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, carcinoma, or leukemia.
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myelophthisis
1. wasting of the spinal cord.
2. reduction of the cell-forming functions of bone marrow.


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