acute anterior poliomyelitis
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acute anterior poliomyelitis — Infantile paralysis In fan*tile pa*ral y*sis (Med.) An acute viral disease, affecting almost exclusively infants and young adults, characterized by inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray substance of the spinal cord. It is attended with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acute anterior poliomyelitis — anterior poliomyelitis the major illness of poliomyelitis; see poliomyelitis … Medical dictionary
acute anterior poliomyelitis — noun an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord • Syn: ↑poliomyelitis, ↑polio, ↑infantile paralysis • Hypernyms: ↑infectious disease * * * noun see poliomyelitis * * … Useful english dictionary
poliomyelitis — [pō΄lē ō mī΄ə līt′is] n. [ModL < Gr polios, gray + MYELITIS] an acute infectious disease, esp. of children, caused by a viral inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord: it is accompanied by paralysis of various muscle groups that… … English World dictionary
poliomyelitis — Infantile paralysis In fan*tile pa*ral y*sis (Med.) An acute viral disease, affecting almost exclusively infants and young adults, characterized by inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray substance of the spinal cord. It is attended with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poliomyelitis — poliomyelitic /poh lee oh muy euh lit ik/, adj. /poh lee oh muy euh luy tis/, n. Pathol. an acute viral disease, usually affecting children and young adults, caused by any of three polioviruses, characterized by inflammation of the motor neurons… … Universalium
Poliomyelitis — Polio redirects here. For the virus, see Poliovirus. Not to be confused with poliosis, a condition of the hair being or becoming white or grey. Poliomyelitis Classification and external resources A man with an atrophie … Wikipedia
Poliomyelitis — An acute and sometimes devastating viral disease. Man is the only natural host for poliovirus. The virus enters the mouth and multiplies in lymphoid tissues in the pharynx and intestine. Small numbers of virus enter the blood and go to other… … Medical dictionary
poliomyelitis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek polios gray + myelos marrow more at fallow, myel Date: 1878 an acute infectious disease caused by the poliovirus and characterized by fever, motor paralysis, and atrophy of skeletal muscles often with… … New Collegiate Dictionary
poliomyelitis — /ˌpoʊlioʊmaɪəˈlaɪtəs / (say .pohleeohmuyuh luytuhs) noun an acute viral disease, most common in infants but often attacking older children and even adults, characterised by inflammation of the nerve cells, mainly of the anterior horns of the… …
