poliomyelitis
Meaning
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
acute anterior poliomyelitis
polymyelytis
Heine-Medin disease
Heine-Medn disease
Translations
Kinderlähmung
poliomielitis
poliomielite
çocuk felci
poliomielitis
paralysie infantile
شلل الأطفال
paralisia infantil maladie de Heine-Medin poliomélitePronounced as (IPA)
/ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from German Poliomyelitis, from the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “-itis”). Compare French poliomyélite.
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