poliomyelitis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Poliomyelitis, from the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “-itis”). Compare French poliomyélite.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pŏ'lĭōmīəlīʹtĭs, pō'lĭōmīəlīʹtĭs, IPA(key): /ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/, /ˈpəʊlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/
Noun[edit]
poliomyelitis (countable and uncountable, plural poliomyelitides)
- (pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.
- Synonyms: infantile paralysis, polio
Translations[edit]
infection by the poliovirus
Further reading[edit]
- poliomyelitis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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