— syringomyelic /seuh ring'goh muy el"ik/ , adj.
/seuh ring'goh muy ee"lee euh/ , n. Pathol.
a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid.
[ 1875-80; syringo- (comb. form of Gk syrinx SYRINX) + myelia (MYEL- + -IA) ]