myelosyphilis

Questions

What does myelosyphilis mean?

Syphilis of the spinal cord: a form of neurosyphilis (today the diagnosis would be neurosyphilis, as the implication that the rest of the central nervous system is spared is baseless).

Where does myelosyphilis come from?

From myelo- + syphilis.

How to pronounce myelosyphilis

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