See Also: syringo-(medicine)
syringo-(dictionary)

syringo- (iou)



syringo- combining form.
[from Latin syring-, syrinx or its source Greek surigx: see SYRINX, -O-.]
Medicine. Of or pertaining to a long cavity or fistula.
syringo'bulbia noun [BULB noun + -IA1] the formation of an abnormal cavity in the medulla oblongata of the brain (usu. an extension of that of syringomyelia), resulting in loss of sensation and movement in the mouth and throat E20.
syringomy'elia noun [Greek muelos marrow] formation of an abnormal longitudinal cavity in the spinal cord; dilatation of the central canal of the spinal cord: L19.