Syringomyelia (SM) is a disease in which there is a syrinx, or cyst, in the spinal cord. The syrinx is filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Due to normal activities like coughing and straining, SM cavities can slowly become larger over a period of time, often years.
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darn 1. v. darned, darnÂ·ing, darns. v. tr. To mend (a garment, for example) by weaving thread or yarn across a gap or hole. v. intr. To repair a hole, as in a garment, by weaving thread or yarn across it. n. A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it: a sock full of darns.n the afternoons, when grandmother sat upstairs darning, or making husking-gloves, I read `The Swiss Family Robinson' aloud to her, and I felt that the Swiss family had no advantages over us in the way of an adventurous life.