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poliomyelitis

po·li·o·my·e·li·tis
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poh-lee-oh-mahy-uh-lahy-tis]
    • /ˌpoʊ li oʊˌmaɪ əˈlaɪ tɪs/
    • /ˌpəʊ.lɪəʊ.ˌmaɪə.ˈlaɪ.tɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poh-lee-oh-mahy-uh-lahy-tis]
    • /ˌpoʊ li oʊˌmaɪ əˈlaɪ tɪs/

Definitions of poliomyelitis word

  • noun poliomyelitis an acute viral disease, usually affecting children and young adults, caused by any of three polioviruses, characterized by inflammation of the motor neurons of the brain stem and spinal cord, and resulting in a motor paralysis, followed by muscular atrophy and often permanent deformities. 1
  • noun poliomyelitis polio: virus 1
  • uncountable noun poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis is the same as polio. 0
  • noun poliomyelitis an acute infectious viral disease, esp affecting children. In its paralytic form (acute anterior poliomyelitis) the brain and spinal cord are involved, causing weakness, paralysis, and wasting of muscle 0
  • noun poliomyelitis an acute infectious disease, esp. of children, caused by a viral inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord: it is accompanied by paralysis of various muscle groups that sometimes atrophy, often with resulting permanent deformities 0

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Origin of poliomyelitis

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < New Latin < Greek polió(s) gray + New Latin myelitis myelitis

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Parts of speech for Poliomyelitis

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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