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diplomyelia

diplomyelia noun: a true duplication of the spinal cord in which there are two dural sacs with two pairs of anterior and posterior nerve roots.

Noun

diplomyelia (uncountable)

  1. A true duplication of the spinal cord in which there are two dural sacs with two pairs of anterior and posterior nerve roots.

Origin of diplomyelia

From diplo- + myelo- + -ia.

Questions about diplomyelia

What does diplomyelia mean?
Diplomyelia means a true duplication of the spinal cord in which there are two dural sacs with two pairs of anterior and posterior nerve roots.
What part of speech is diplomyelia?
Diplomyelia is a noun.

Words near diplomyelia in the dictionary

  1. diplomats
  2. diplommatinid
  3. diplommatinids
  4. diplomonad
  5. diplomonads
  6. diplomyelia
  7. diplomystid
  8. diplomystids
  9. diplomyxis
  10. diplon
  11. diplonema

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