dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/mye_MW.json

{
  "Myerson":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Roger Bruce 1951\u2013 American economist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u012b-\u0259r-s\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153236"
  },
  "myeloblast":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u012b-\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccblast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Myeloblast, from myelo- myelo- + -blast -blast":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1904, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130218"
  },
  "myelinated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a myelin sheath":[
        "myelinated nerve fibers"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u012b-\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259d",
      "\u02c8m\u012b-\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "myelin + -ated":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1894, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145715"
  },
  "myelo-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": bone marrow : spinal cord":[
        "myelo cyte",
        "myel encephalon"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Greek, combining form of myel\u00f3s \"bone marrow,\" perhaps from my- (base of m\u00fbs \"mouse, muscle,\" my\u1e53n \"cluster of muscles\") + -elos, suffix with various applications, seen also in pimel\u1e17 \"soft fat, lard\" \u2014 more at mouse entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153306"
  },
  "myelobrachium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": restiform body":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccm\u012b\u0259l\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from myel- + brachium":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203825"
  },
  "myelin":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a soft white material that forms a thick layer around the axons of some neurons and is composed chiefly of lipids (such as cerebroside and cholesterol), water, and smaller amounts of protein":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u012b-\u0259-l\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As more and more myelin gets destroyed\u2014a process called demyelination1\u2014M.S. symptoms pop up. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Blocking seizures with the anti-epilepsy drug ethosuximide (sold under the name Zarontin by Pfizer) reduced the thickening of the myelin . \u2014 Jonathan Wosen, STAT , 4 May 2022",
      "In this case, your immune system mistakenly attacks your myelin and damages the myelin sheath. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "When the myelin is damaged, your nerve signals can\u2019t function properly, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Glatiramer acetate is injected under your skin to help prevent your immune system from attacking your myelin . \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "But scientists don\u2019t know if extra myelin is a cause or an effect of misophonia. \u2014 Alison Escalante, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "The diagnosis is confirmed if a patient has damaged myelin in at least two areas of the central nervous system and has had at least two relapses, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. \u2014 Jack Guy, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "The inflammation then damages the myelin that covers and protects the nerve fibers, the Mayo Clinic explains, which can cause sharp pain in the lower back, weakness in the limbs, odd sensations of numbness or tingling, and bowel or bladder issues. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 10 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Myelin, from Greek myel\u00f3s \"bone marrow\" + German -in -in entry 1 \u2014 more at myelo-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1866, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210545"
  },
  "myelitis":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": inflammation of the spinal cord or of the bone marrow":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccm\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bt-\u0259s",
      "\u02ccm\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It had recently been linked with acute flaccid myelitis . \u2014 Roxanne Khamsi, Scientific American , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "According to a paper that came out last week, the missing-in-action list also includes enterovirus D68, a likely culprit behind the polio-like kids\u2019 disease acute flaccid myelitis . \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "The record will mark their third without founding member Joey Jordison who was removed from the band\u2019s lineup in 2013 citing transverse myelitis , a form of multiple sclerosis that hindered his ability to perform. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "After he was diagnosed with transverse myelitis , treatment began immediately. \u2014 David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "The condition Ardis referenced is called acute flaccid myelitis , or AFM. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "One person developed transverse myelitis , a rare but potentially serious neurological condition. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 8 Dec. 2020",
      "In the lead-up to his exit from the group, Jordison was hospitalized in 2012 and was diagnosed with transverse myelitis , which impacted his legs. \u2014 Jolie Lash, EW.com , 27 July 2021",
      "Transverse myelitis can result from a number of causes that set off the body\u2019s inflammatory responses, including viral infections, said Dr. Gabriella Garcia, a neurologist at Yale New Haven Hospital. \u2014 Katie Thomas, New York Times , 8 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin (in German context), from Greek myel\u00f3s \"bone marrow\" + New Latin -itis -itis \u2014 more at myelo-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1835, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210611"
  },
  "myeloproliferative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or being a disorder (such as leukemia) marked by excessive proliferation of bone marrow elements and especially blood cell precursors":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8m\u012b-\u0259-l\u014d-pr\u0259-\u02c8li-f(\u0259-)r\u0259-tiv",
      "-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-",
      "\u02c8m\u012b-\u0259-l\u014d-pr\u0259-\u02c8lif-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t-iv, -r\u0259t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Impact Biomedicines focuses on treatments for patients with related cancers that are classified as myeloproliferative neoplasms, according to the company\u2019s website. \u2014 Reuters, sandiegouniontribune.com , 7 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "myelo- + proliferative":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1951, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235107"
  },
  "myelophthisis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": myelophthisic anemia":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from myel- + phthisis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002413"
  }
}