Intramedullary

Intramedullary

Intramedullary is a medical term meaning the inside of a bone. Examples include intramedullary rods used to treat bone fractures in orthopedic surgery and intramedullary tumors occurring in some forms of cancer.


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  • intramedullary — 1. Within the bone marrow. 2. Within the spinal cord. 3. Within the medulla oblongata. * * * in·tra·med·ul·lary med əl .er ē, mej ə .ler ē; mə dəl ə rē adj situated or occurring within a medulla <an intramedullary tumor of the spinal cord>… …   Medical dictionary

  • intramedullary — “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary intra + medullary : being or lying within a medulla an intramedullary tumor of the spinal cord especially : involving use of the marrow space of a bone for support intramedullary pinning …   Useful english dictionary

  • intramedullary — noun The inside of a bone …   Wiktionary

  • intramedullary — in·tra·medullary …   English syllables

  • intramedullary hemorrhage — hematomyelia …   Medical dictionary

  • intramedullary lipoma — an intraspinal lipoma within the spinal cord …   Medical dictionary

  • intramedullary nailing — marrow nailing, medullary nailing the fixation of a fractured long bone by insertion of a steel rod into the marrow cavity of the bone …   Medical dictionary

  • IAVM — intramedullary arteriovenous malformation …   Medical dictionary

  • IMDC — intramedullary metatarsal decompression …   Medical dictionary

  • IMHS — intramedullary hip screw …   Medical dictionary

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