poliomyelitis
Meaning of poliomyelitis
noun
Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.
Information about poliomyelitis
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Hyphenation of poliomyelitis
po-liomyeli-tis
- It consists of 3 syllables and 13 chars.
- poliomyelitis is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
poliomyelitis synonyms
Meaning polio:
Translation of poliomyelitis
- Portuguese: poliomielite
- French: poliomyélite
- Spanish: poliomielitis, polio
- Italian: polio, poliomelite
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