what does myelopathy mean in medical terms
myelopathy. 1. any functional disturbance or pathological change in the spinal cord; often used to denote nonspecific lesions, as opposed to myelitis. 2. pathological bone marrow changes. adj., adj myelopathÂ´ic. ascending myelopathy myelopathy that progresses along the spinal cord towards the head. cervical myelopathy compression myelopathy of the cervical spinal cord, a common complication of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. compression myelopathy myelopathy due to pressure on the spinal cord, as from a tumor.