myel/o

myel/o means spinal cord or bone marrow (Greek).

"MY-eh-loh." Coach: "Myel has two homes: spinal cord and bone marrow. Context decides."

Examples: myelitis, myelopathy, myelogram, myelography, myeloma.

Also: myelodysplasia, myelosuppression, myelofibrosis, myelomeningocele, poliomyelitis.

Context fork: myel/o can mean spinal cord or bone marrow. myelitis usually concerns the spinal cord. Myeloma concerns plasma cells in bone marrow. Do not decide until you hear the rest of the case.