syringomyelia
noun
syringomyelia is a noun meaning “A disorder in which a cyst or cavity forms within the spinal cord, possibly leading to stiffness or paralysis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-Y-R-I-N-G-O-M-Y-E-L-I-A, and it appears about once in every 30 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of syringomyelia is syringomyelias.
What does syringomyelia mean?
noun
- 1
A disorder in which a cyst or cavity forms within the spinal cord, possibly leading to stiffness or paralysis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of syringomyelia
- syringomyelias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is syringomyelia?
Syringomyelia appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Syringomyelia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disorder in which a cyst or cavity forms within the spinal cord:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | siringomielia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does syringomyelia come from?
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: syringo- + myel- + -ia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).