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poliomyelitis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• pō'lĭōmīəlīʹtĭs (Received-Pronunciation)
• pŏ'lĭōmīəlīʹtĭs (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpəʊlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Poliomyelitis, from the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “-itis”). Compare French poliomyélite.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

Forms

Deriveds

postpoliomyelitis · antipoliomyelitis

Synonyms

polio · infantile paralysis

Translations (63)

nb polio (infection by the poliovirus) · fr polio (infection by the poliovirus) · ja ポリオ (infection by the poliovirus) · ko 소아마비 (infection by the poliovirus) · pl polio (infection by the poliovirus) · sw ugonjwa wa kupooza (infection by the poliovirus) · fr poliomyélite (infection by the poliovirus) · mi mate whakamemeke (infection by the poliovirus) · is mænusótt (infection by the poliovirus) · nb poliomyelitt (infection by the poliovirus) · de Kinderlähmung (infection by the poliovirus) · fi lapsihalvaus (infection by the poliovirus) · tr çocuk felci (infection by the poliovirus) · bg детски паралич (infection by the poliovirus) · pl heinemedina (infection by the poliovirus) · ro poliomielită (infection by the poliovirus) · nn barnelamming (infection by the poliovirus) · pl choroba Heinego-Medina (infection by the poliovirus) · gv neulheiltys oikanagh (infection by the poliovirus) · tr poliomyelit (infection by the poliovirus) · pt poliomielite (infection by the poliovirus) · fa پولیو (infection by the poliovirus) · sv poliomyelit (infection by the poliovirus) · ru полиомиели́т (infection by the poliovirus) · fi poliomyeliitti (infection by the poliovirus) · cs poliomyelitida (infection by the poliovirus) · nn polio (infection by the poliovirus) · nl polio (infection by the poliovirus) · cmn 脊髓灰質炎 /脊髓灰质炎 (infection by the poliovirus) · pl porażenie dziecięce (infection by the poliovirus) · ga polaimiailíteas (infection by the poliovirus) · hu gyermekbénulás (infection by the poliovirus) · de Poliomyelitis (infection by the poliovirus) · fi polio (infection by the poliovirus) · hi पोलियो (infection by the poliovirus) · tl polyo (infection by the poliovirus) · eo poliomjelito (infection by the poliovirus) · it poliomielite (infection by the poliovirus) · cmn 小兒麻痺 /小儿麻痹 (infection by the poliovirus) · mi mate whakarori tamariki (infection by the poliovirus) · es poliomielitis (infection by the poliovirus) · kk полиомиелит (infection by the poliovirus) · ja 急性灰白髄炎 (infection by the poliovirus) · sv barnförlamning (infection by the poliovirus) · nb barnelammelse (infection by the poliovirus) · nn poliomyelitt (infection by the poliovirus) · it leucomielite (infection by the poliovirus) · gv neulheiltys lhiannooagh (infection by the poliovirus) · ko 폴리오 (infection by the poliovirus) · ca poliomielitis (infection by the poliovirus) · sk detská obrna (infection by the poliovirus) · cs dětská obrna (infection by the poliovirus) · fa فلج اطفال (infection by the poliovirus) · ar شَلَل الْأَطْفَال (infection by the poliovirus) · da børnelammelse (infection by the poliovirus) · nl poliomyelitis (infection by the poliovirus) · da polio (infection by the poliovirus) · sv polio (infection by the poliovirus) · nl kinderverlamming (infection by the poliovirus) · fo barnalamningur (infection by the poliovirus) · hy պոլիոմիելիտ (infection by the poliovirus) · haw poliō (infection by the poliovirus) · gv anlheiltys lhiannooagh (infection by the poliovirus)