Myelophthisis etymology

English

English word myelophthisis comes from English phthisis, English myelo- (Bone marrow. Spinal cord.)

Etymology of myelophthisis

Detailed word origin of myelophthisis

Dictionary entry Language Definition
phthisis English (en) (archaic) An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
myelo- English (en) Bone marrow. Spinal cord.
myelophthisis English (en) Myelophthisic anemia, a severe anemia found in some people with diseases that affect the bone marrow by fibrosis, tumors or granulomas and hence displace the hemopoietic bone-marrow tissue into the peripheral blood.

Words with the same origin as myelophthisis