Poliomyelitis
21poliomyelitis — noun Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity. Syn: infantile paralysis, polio …
22Poliomyelitis — Polio[myelitis],die:⇨Kinderlähmung(1) …
23Poliomyelitis — Po̲·lio, Po·li·o·my·e·li̲·tis die; ; nur Sg, Med ≈ Kinderlähmung || K : Polioimpfung …
24Poliomyelitis — Po|li|o|my|e|li|tis 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: ti|den; Med.〉 Kinderlähmung [Etym.: <grch. polios »grau« + Myelitis] …
25Poliomyelitis — Po|li|o|my|e|li|tis die; , ...itiden: Entzündung der grauen Rückenmarksubstanz; spinale Kinderlähmung (Med.) …
26poliomyelitis — Commonly shortened to polio. Once called (somewhat misleadingly) infantile paralysis …
27poliomyelitis — n. infectious viral disease affecting the central nervous system that causes paralysispol·i·o·my·e·li·tis || ‚pəʊlɪəʊmaɪə laɪtɪs …
28poliomyelitis — [ˌpəʊlɪəʊmʌɪə lʌɪtɪs, ˌpɒlɪəʊ ] noun Medicine an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis. Origin C19: mod. L., from Gk polios grey + muelos marrow …
29poliomyelitis — po·lio·myelitis …
30poliomyelitis — po•li•o•my•e•li•tis [[t]ˌpoʊ li oʊˌmaɪ əˈlaɪ tɪs[/t]] n. pat an acute infectious disease of motor nerves of the spinal cord and brain stem, caused by a poliovirus and sometimes resulting in muscular atrophy and skeletal deformity: formerly… …