poliomyelitis
/ˌpəʊlɪəʊmʌɪəˈlʌɪtɪs
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
An infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis.Infectious diseases such as whooping cough, encephalitis, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, rabies, tetanus, syphilis, and botulism rarely are seen now but can cause vocal cord paralysis....
- The viral disease known as poliomyelitis is highly infectious and can cause total paralysis and even death.
- Other common diseases include schistosomiasis, sleeping sickness, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, and pneumonia.
Origin
Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek polios 'grey' + muelos 'marrow'.
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