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Death of muscle cell fibers, sometimes seen in infections of deep wounds.  

Any disease of the heart muscle.  

Perception of sensation (e.g., touch, pressure) by a muscle. Muscle sense; consciousness of muscle contraction.  

Congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing a part of the spinal cord and its meninges and cerebrospinal fluid protrudes through an opening in the vertebral column; it is due to a failure of the neural tube to close during embryonic development or to its reopening after closure. It most…

X-ray procedure in which the spinal cord and subarachnoid space axe photographed (myelogram) after injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space; it is used to examine the spinal cord and detect possible lesions. An X-ray study of the spinal cord after injection of contrast medium. X-ray examination of the spinal cord. Doctors perform…

X ray of the spinal cord, spinal nerve roots, and subarachnoid space. Radiographic imagery of the spine and spinal nerves. A radiograph of the spinal cord and associated nerves. A myelogram is a radiographic examination of the spinal cord, nerves, and surrounding tissues using X-ray imaging. During this procedure, a contrast dye is injected into…

A malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues characterized by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in circulating blood; also called granulocytic leukemia.  

Protrusion of a cyst containing spinal cord material through a developmental defect in the vertebral column. Protrusion of the spinal cord through a defect in the vertebral canal.  

Saclike protrusion of the spinal cord through a congenital defect in the vertebral column. A developmental defect of the central nervous system in which a portion of the spinal cord protrudes through a congenital cleft in the vertebral column. A form of spina bifida with spinal cord protrusion.  

Malignant neoplasm of the blood-forming tissues characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the circulating blood.