COMPRESSIVE MYELOPATHY
\kəmpɹˈɛsɪv mˌa͡ɪɪlˈɒpəθɪ], \kəmpɹˈɛsɪv mˌaɪɪlˈɒpəθɪ], \k_ə_m_p_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_v m_ˌaɪ_ɪ_l_ˈɒ_p_ə_θ_ɪ]\
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Acute and chronic conditions characterized by external mechanical compression of the SPINAL CORD due to extramedullary neoplasm; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; SPINAL FRACTURES; bony deformities of the vertebral bodies; and other conditions. Clinical manifestations vary with the anatomic site of the lesion and may include localized pain, weakness, sensory loss, incontinence, and impotence.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).