acute flaccid myelitis

noun

A sudden onset illness of children causing loss of muscle tone and reflexes, weakness in arms and legs, which may lead to paralysis. The illness has an indeterminate cause and no known treatment.

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Meanings

nounacute flaccid myelitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA sudden onset illness of children causing loss of muscle tone and reflexes, weakness in arms and legs, which may lead to paralysis. The illness has an indeterminate cause and no known treatment.

    Synonyms: AFM

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sudden onset illness of children causing loss of muscle tone and reflexes, weakness in arms and legs, which may lead to paralysis. The illness has an indeterminate cause and no known treatment.

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AFM

Origin

From acute + flaccid + myelitis.

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APA

acute flaccid myelitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acute%20flaccid%20myelitis

MLA

“acute flaccid myelitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acute%20flaccid%20myelitis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acute flaccid myelitis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acute%20flaccid%20myelitis.

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