| 单词 | poliomyelitis |
| 释义 | poliomyelitis[ poh-lee-oh-mahy-uh-lahy-tis ] / ˌpoʊ li oʊˌmaɪ əˈlaɪ tɪs / noun Pathology.an acute viral disease, usually affecting children and young adults, caused by any of three polioviruses, characterized by inflammation of the motor neurons of the brain stem and spinal cord, and resulting in a motor paralysis, followed by muscular atrophy and often permanent deformities. Also called acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, polio. Origin of poliomyelitis1875–80; <New Latin <Greek polió(s) gray + New Latin myelitismyelitis OTHER WORDS FROM poliomyelitispo·li·o·my·e·lit·ic [poh-lee-oh-mahy-uh-lit-ik], /ˌpoʊ li oʊˌmaɪ əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby poliomyelitispoliodystrophy, polioencephalitis, polioencephalomeningomyelitis, polioencephalomyelitis, polioencephalopathy, poliomyelitis, poliomyelitis immune globulin, poliomyelitis virus, poliomyeloencephalitis, poliomyelopathy, poliosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for poliomyelitisBritish Dictionary definitions for poliomyelitispoliomyelitis / (ˌpəʊlɪəʊˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs) / nounan acute infectious viral disease, esp affecting children. In its paralytic form (acute anterior poliomyelitis) the brain and spinal cord are involved, causing weakness, paralysis, and wasting of muscleOften shortened to: polio Also called: infantile paralysis Word Origin for poliomyelitisC19: New Latin, from Greek polios grey + muelos marrow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for poliomyelitispoliomyelitis [ (poh-lee-oh-meye-uh-leye-tis) ] An acute disease, and an infectious disease, caused by a virus, that brings about inflammation of certain nerve cells in the spinal cord. It can have a wide range of effects, from mild to severe, including paralysis, permanent disability, and death. In the United States, the disease has now largely vanished since the development of a vaccine against it. (See Sabin vaccine and Salk vaccine.) notes for poliomyelitisThe history of polio, which went from a major public health problem to a minor one in a short time, is often used as an example of the benefits of medical research. notes for poliomyelitisPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt suffered from poliomyelitis. During his presidency, he could not walk unaided. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for poliomyelitispoliomyelitis [ pō′lē-ō-mī′ə-lī′tĭs ] n.A highly infectious viral disease that chiefly affects children and, in its acute forms, causes inflammation of motor neurons of the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to paralysis, muscular atrophy, and often deformity.infantile paralysis The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for poliomyelitispoliomyelitis [ pō′lē-ō-mī′ə-lī′tĭs ] A highly communicable infectious disease caused by the poliovirus of the genus Enterovirus that causes inflammation of motor neurons of the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to paralysis, muscular atrophy, and often disability and deformity. Childhood vaccinations are given to prevent infection. Also called polio The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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