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poliomyelitis

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poliomyelitis /ˌpəʊlɪəʊmʌɪəˈlʌɪtɪs, 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’.

'poliomyelitis' also found in these Oxford entries:

infantile paralysis - polio - poliovirus

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