Associations to the word «Poliomyelitis»

Wiktionary

POLIOMYELITIS, noun. (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.

Dictionary definition

POLIOMYELITIS, noun. An acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord.

Wise words

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C. S. Lewis