- myelosyphilis
- SYN: tabetic neurosyphilis.
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my·elo·syph·i·lis (mi″ə-lo-sifґĭ-lis) spinal syphilis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
myelosyphilis
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Neurosyphilis — Neurological complications in the third (tertiary) and final phase of syphilis, which involve the central nervous system and can include psychosis, pain, and loss of physical control over a variety of bodily functions. * * * Infection of the… … Medical dictionary
spinal syphilis — syphilis primarily affecting the spinal cord; see tabes dorsalis, meningovascular neurosyphilis, and Erb spastic paraplegia. Called also myelosyphilis … Medical dictionary
