poliomyelitis

Significado (Inglês)

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

Conceitos

poliomielite

paralisia infantil

Sinônimos

polio

infantile paralysis

acute anterior poliomyelitis

paralysis

polymyelytis

Heine-Medin disease

Heine-Medn disease

Traduções

poliomyélite

poliomielitis

Kinderlähmung

Poliomyelitis

poliomielite

poliomielitis

çocuk felci

paralysie infantile

شلل الأطفال

polio

poliomélite

polio

Polio

maladie de Heine-Medin

paralysie

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Cognato com francês: poliomyélite

In summary

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