poliomyelitis
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poliomyelitis
- /ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/ UK
- /ˈpəʊlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/ UK
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Borrowed from German Poliomyelitis, from the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “-itis”). Compare French poliomyélite.
noun poliomyelitides
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Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.
Similar: infantile paralysis, polio
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noun infection by the poliovirus
| Español | poliomielitis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소아마비 soamabi, 폴리오 pollio |
| 日本語 | 急性灰白髄炎 kyūsei kaihaku zuien, ポリオ porio |
| 中文 | 小兒麻痺 /小儿麻痹 xiǎo'ér mábì, 脊髓灰質炎 /脊髓灰质炎 jǐsuǐ huīzhìyán |
| हिन्दी | पोलियो poliyo |
| Kiswahili | ugonjwa wa kupooza |
| Português | poliomielite |
| Français | poliomyélite, polio |
| Deutsch | Kinderlähmung, Poliomyelitis |
| Italiano | poliomielite, leucomielite |
| Română | poliomielită |
| Русский | полиомиели́т poliomijelít |
| العربية | شَلَل الْأَطْفَال šalal al-ʔaṭfāl |
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title = {poliomyelitis},
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