polioencephalomeningomyelitis

polioencephalomeningomyelitis

 [po″le-o-en-sef″ah-lo-mĕ-ning″go-mi″ĕ-li´tis] inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord and of the meninges.

po·li·o·en·ceph·a·lo·me·nin·go·my·e·li·tis

(pō'lē-ō-en-sef'ă-lō-mĕ-ning'gō-mī'ĕ-lī'tis), Inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord and of the meningeal covering of the parts. [polio- + G. enkephalos, brain, + mēninx, membrane, + myelon, marrow, + -itis, inflammation]

polioencephalomeningomyelitis

A nonspecific term for inflammation of the cerebral and spinal grey matter.

po·li·o·en·ceph·a·lo·me·nin·go·my·e·li·tis

(pō'lē-ō-en-sef'ă-lō-mĕ-ning'gō-mī'ĕ-lī'tis) Inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord and of the meningeal covering of the parts. [polio- + G. enkephalos, brain, + mēninx, membrane, + myelon, marrow, + -itis, inflammation]