poliomyelitis

Betekenis (Engels)

Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

Sinonieme

polio

infantile paralysis

acute anterior poliomyelitis

paralysis

polymyelytis

Heine-Medin disease

Heine-Medn disease

Vertalings

poliomyélite

Kinderlähmung

poliomielitis

Poliomyelitis

poliomielite

poliomielite

çocuk felci

poliomielitis

paralysie infantile

شلل الأطفال

polio

paralisia infantil

maladie de Heine-Medin

poliomélite

polio

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Frans: poliomyélite

In summary

Borrowed from German Poliomyelitis, from the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “-itis”). Compare French poliomyélite.