poliomyelitis

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Noun

poliomyelitis (uncountable)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• infantile paralysis
• polio

Translations

infection by the poliovirus

Armenian: պոլիոմիելիտ (hy) (poliomielit) Czech: dětská obrna (cs) f. Esperanto: poliomjelito (eo) German: Kinderlähmung (de) f. Irish: polaimiailíteas (ga) m. Italian: poliomielite (it) f.

Manx: anlheiltys lhiannooagh (gv) m., neulheiltys lhiannooagh (gv) m., neulheiltys oikanagh (gv) m. Slovak: detská obrna (sk) f. Spanish: poliomielitis (es) f. Turkish: çocuk felci (tr), poliomyelit (tr)