poliomyelitis

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UK/ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/UK/ˈpəʊlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/

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.

Similar
infantile paralysispolioacute anterior poliomyelitis
OriginGerman Poliomyelitis →
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Meanings

nounpoliomyelitis (countable and uncountable, plural poliomyelitides)

plural poliomyelitides

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAcute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

    Synonyms: infantile paralysis, polio

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAcute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

Similar
infantile paralysispolio

More synonyms by meaning

nounan acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord

Similar
polioinfantile paralysisacute anterior poliomyelitis
Broader
infectious disease
Also see
infantile paralysispoliotephromyelitis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanPoliomyelitis
  2. Englishpoliomyelitis

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

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Translations

Arabic شَلَل الْأَطْفَال
  • شَلَل الْأَطْفَال (šalal al-ʔaṭfāl)infection by the poliovirus
Bulgarian детски паралич
  • детски паралич (detski paralič)infection by the poliovirus
Catalan poliomielitis
  • poliomielitisinfection by the poliovirus
Chinese Mandarin 小兒麻痺 /小儿麻痹, 脊髓灰質炎 /脊髓灰质炎
  • 小兒麻痺 /小儿麻痹 (xiǎo'ér mábì)infection by the poliovirus
  • 脊髓灰質炎 /脊髓灰质炎 (jǐsuǐ huīzhìyán)infection by the poliovirus
Czech dětská obrna, poliomyelitida
  • dětská obrnainfection by the poliovirus
  • poliomyelitidainfection by the poliovirus
Danish polio, børnelammelse
  • polioinfection by the poliovirus
  • børnelammelseinfection by the poliovirus
Dutch polio, kinderverlamming
  • polioinfection by the poliovirus
  • kinderverlamminginfection by the poliovirus
  • poliomyelitisinfection by the poliovirus
Esperanto poliomjelito
  • poliomjelitoinfection by the poliovirus
Finnish polio, lapsihalvaus
  • polioinfection by the poliovirus
  • lapsihalvausinfection by the poliovirus
  • poliomyeliittiinfection by the poliovirus
French poliomyélite, polio
  • poliomyéliteinfection by the poliovirus
  • polioinfection by the poliovirus
German Kinderlähmung, Poliomyelitis
  • Kinderlähmunginfection by the poliovirus
  • Poliomyelitisinfection by the poliovirus
Hawaiian poliō
  • poliōinfection by the poliovirus
Hindi पोलियो
  • पोलियो (poliyo)infection by the poliovirus
Hungarian gyermekbénulás
  • gyermekbénulásinfection by the poliovirus
Icelandic mænusótt
  • mænusóttinfection by the poliovirus
Irish polaimiailíteas
  • polaimiailíteasinfection by the poliovirus
Italian poliomielite, leucomielite
  • poliomieliteinfection by the poliovirus
  • leucomieliteinfection by the poliovirus
Japanese 急性灰白髄炎, ポリオ
  • 急性灰白髄炎 (kyūsei kaihaku zuien)infection by the poliovirus
  • ポリオ (porio)infection by the poliovirus
Korean 소아마비, 폴리오
  • 소아마비 (soamabi)infection by the poliovirus
  • 폴리오 (pollio)infection by the poliovirus
Māori mate whakarori tamariki, mate whakamemeke
  • mate whakarori tamarikiinfection by the poliovirus
  • mate whakamemekeinfection by the poliovirus
Norwegian Bokmål polio, poliomyelitt
  • polioinfection by the poliovirus
  • poliomyelittinfection by the poliovirus
  • barnelammelseinfection by the poliovirus
Persian فلج اطفال, پولیو
  • فلج اطفال (falaj-e atfâl)infection by the poliovirus
  • پولیو (polio)infection by the poliovirus
Polish choroba Heinego-Medina, heinemedina
  • choroba Heinego-Medinainfection by the poliovirus
  • heinemedinainfection by the poliovirus
  • polioinfection by the poliovirus
  • porażenie dziecięceinfection by the poliovirus
Portuguese poliomielite
  • poliomieliteinfection by the poliovirus
Romanian poliomielită
  • poliomielităinfection by the poliovirus
Russian полиомиели́т
  • полиомиели́т (poliomijelít)infection by the poliovirus
Slovak detská obrna
  • detská obrnainfection by the poliovirus
Spanish poliomielitis
  • poliomielitisinfection by the poliovirus
Swahili ugonjwa wa kupooza
  • ugonjwa wa kupoozainfection by the poliovirus
Swedish polio, poliomyelit
  • polioinfection by the poliovirus
  • poliomyelitinfection by the poliovirus
  • barnförlamninginfection by the poliovirus
Tagalog polyo
  • polyoinfection by the poliovirus
Turkish çocuk felci, poliomyelit
  • çocuk felciinfection by the poliovirus
  • poliomyelitinfection by the poliovirus
Cite this entry
APA

poliomyelitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poliomyelitis

MLA

“poliomyelitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poliomyelitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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