noun
thoracic myelopathy
Medical term for spinal cord disorder in the thoracic region.
胸髄症は、胸椎の変形などによって脊髄が圧迫される病気です。
Thoracic myelopathy is a condition in which the spinal cord is compressed due to thoracic vertebral deformity, etc.
General term for myelopathy; 胸髄症 specifies the thoracic region.
Compound of 胸 (きょう, 'chest, thoracic') + 髄 (ずい, 'marrow, spinal cord') + 症 (しょう, 'disease, condition').