poliomyelitis

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Scrabble points: 20
Words With Friends: 23
Letters: 13

Pronunciation

/ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/

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/ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/ · /ˈpəʊlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/

Definition of poliomyelitis

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)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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Etymology

Borrowed from German Poliomyelitis, from the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “-itis”). Compare French poliomyélite.

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