poliomyelitis
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poliomyelitis (uncountable)
- (pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.
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infection by the poliovirus
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