Myelitis is an English word with synonyms like inflammation or redness. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Myelitis in a sentence
Myelitis meaning
Inflammation of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
Synonyms of Myelitis
Using Myelitis
- The main meaning on this page is: Inflammation of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- Useful related words include: inflammation, redness, rubor.
- In the example corpus, myelitis often appears in combinations such as: flaccid myelitis, transverse myelitis, myelitis afm.
Context around Myelitis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Myelitis
- In this selection, "myelitis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, flaccid, transverse, afm, experience and may stand out and add context to how "myelitis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acute flaccid myelitis or afm and acute flaccid myelitis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "myelitis" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with myelitis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What is acute flaccid myelitis? (5 words)
With acute transverse myelitis, the onset is sudden and progresses rapidly in hours and days. (15 words)
Rarely, transverse myelitis has been reported to develop several days to a few months after vaccination. (16 words)
Nearly a month has passed since the Bureau for Public Health in the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources first issued a Health Alert about a confirmed case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis, a polio-like disease, in West Virginia. (41 words)
Researchers from Minnesota and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that they found Enterovirus-D68 in the spinal fluid of one of six children who suffered Acute Flaccid Myelitis, or AFM. (36 words)
Earlier this week, the agency announced it would form a task force to better treat and confirm the cause of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), seemingly in response to a substantial uptick in cases this year. (35 words)
What is acute flaccid myelitis? (5 words)
Example sentences (15)
Acute flaccid myelitis, which may be caused by any of several viruses, is marked by sudden weakness or paralysis in the limbs.
The AZN trial has since restarted, but the patient is believed to have developed transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord.
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a condition that affects the nervous system, specifically the gray matter of the spinal cord.
It took a full week before doctors finally diagnosed him with acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, an extremely rare condition similar to polio.
Nearly a month has passed since the Bureau for Public Health in the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources first issued a Health Alert about a confirmed case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis, a polio-like disease, in West Virginia.
Researchers from Minnesota and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that they found Enterovirus-D68 in the spinal fluid of one of six children who suffered Acute Flaccid Myelitis, or AFM.
At 11, afflicted with two rare conditions (transverse myelitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis), Arlen experienced brain and spinal cord swelling that left her paralyzed and unable to communicate for four years.
Earlier this week, the agency announced it would form a task force to better treat and confirm the cause of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), seemingly in response to a substantial uptick in cases this year.
In the United States there have been more than 400 cases of the disease - known as acute flaccid myelitis - since 2014.
What is acute flaccid myelitis?
One-third of people with transverse myelitis experience full recovery, one-third experience fair recovery but have significant deficits such as spastic gait.
Rarely, transverse myelitis has been reported to develop several days to a few months after vaccination.
Symptoms typically develop over the course of hours or days and may progress after weeks. citation Sensory symptoms of transverse myelitis may include a sensation of pins and needles traveling up from the feet.
The final 33% experience no recovery at all Epidemiology According to at least one source the incidence of transverse myelitis is 4.6 in 1 million, affecting men and women equally.
With acute transverse myelitis, the onset is sudden and progresses rapidly in hours and days.
Common combinations with myelitis
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- flaccid myelitis 8×
- transverse myelitis 7×
- myelitis afm 2×
- myelitis or 2×