1. Myelopathy means a disorder of the spinal cord. For example, anterior myelopathy is a disorder of the front part of the spinal cord.

2. Myelopathy is also a disease of the bone marrow or blood cells that come from bone marrow. The word "myelopathy" comes from the Greek word "myelos," meaning "marrow," and the word "pathos," meaning "suffering." Put the two words together and you get "suffering of the marrow," where marrow refers to the spine.

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