Myelopathy myo-lop-a-thee. Myel ['spinal cord'] opathy ['problem'] is a disease of the spinal cord. This can be distingiushed from a radiculopathy or neuropathy based on the symptoms and findings during a doctors examination. Myelopathy is therefore a descriptive term and many different disease processes can cause it.
Difference between Taekwondo and Karate. Key difference: The two martial art forms differ in their origins. Taekwondo is a modern Korean martial art and a combat sport, whereas, Karate is a Japanese martial art form, generally practiced from sports perspective. Taekwondo was originated in South Korea; it was one of the military art forms, generally practiced for self-defense.
Many have tried to give a Chinese origin to Kenpo Karate, but the fact is, Kenpo is a Japanese/Chinese art. The word Kenpo is Japanese (not Chinese) and is loosely translated as Fist Law. However, Kenpo in Japanese refers to a Chinese root. Karate on the other hand is purely a Japanese word that means Empty Hand. Karate also shows a Chinese origin as kara in Japanese means both empty and China. The two words Kenpo - Karate together would be, as Ed Parker used it, Law of the Fist and Empty Hand.