poliomyelitis

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

poliomyelitis(n = noun.state) acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, polio - an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord; Array

is a kind of infectious disease

poliomyelitis, n. Med. an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and which can cause temporary or permanent paralysis.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk polios grey + muelos marrow

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