Meaning
rootmyel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
GreekNervous
Terms built from myel/o
3 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with myel/o marked.
myel/o decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root poli/o means “gray”.
- The root myel/o means “spinal cord”.
- The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
- Together: Viral infection affecting the spinal cord gray matter.
- The root myel/o means “spinal cord”.
- The suffix -graphy means “recording”.
- Together: X-ray imaging of the spinal cord using contrast dye.
- The root myel/o means “spinal cord”.
- The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
- Together: Inflammation of the spinal cord.
Parts that combine with myel/o
Word parts that appear alongside myel/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use myel/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
myelogram
More nervous roots and combining forms
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