intramedullary
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Intramedullary — is a medical term meaning the inside of a bone. Examples include intramedullary rods used to treat bone fractures in orthopedic surgery and intramedullary tumors occurring in some forms of cancer … Wikipedia
intramedullary — 1. Within the bone marrow. 2. Within the spinal cord. 3. Within the medulla oblongata. * * * in·tra·med·ul·lary med əl .er ē, mej ə .ler ē; mə dəl ə rē adj situated or occurring within a medulla <an intramedullary tumor of the spinal cord>… … Medical dictionary
intramedullary — “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary intra + medullary : being or lying within a medulla an intramedullary tumor of the spinal cord especially : involving use of the marrow space of a bone for support intramedullary pinning … Useful english dictionary
intramedullary — in·tra·medullary … English syllables
intramedullary hemorrhage — hematomyelia … Medical dictionary
intramedullary lipoma — an intraspinal lipoma within the spinal cord … Medical dictionary
intramedullary nailing — marrow nailing, medullary nailing the fixation of a fractured long bone by insertion of a steel rod into the marrow cavity of the bone … Medical dictionary
IAVM — intramedullary arteriovenous malformation … Medical dictionary
IMDC — intramedullary metatarsal decompression … Medical dictionary
IMHS — intramedullary hip screw … Medical dictionary
