poliomyelitis
Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord…Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.
» Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease which is highly contagious.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.
Kinderlähmung, Poliomyelitis
полиомиели́тpoliomijelít
- an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Examples
1 sentencesPoliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease which is highly contagious.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German Poliomyelitis, from the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) + μυελόBorrowed from German Poliomyelitis, from the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “-itis”). Compare French poliomyélite.
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Forms
plural: poliomyelitides| Singular | poliomyelitis |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord:polioinfantile paralysisacute anterior poliomyelitis
Word family
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