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Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis

see synonyms of acute anterior poliomyelitis

Noun

1. acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, polio, poliomyelitis

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

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Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis

see synonyms of acute anterior poliomyelitis
noun
an acute infectious viral disease, esp affecting children. In its paralytic form (acute anterior poliomyelitis) the brain and spinal cord are involved, causing weakness, paralysis, and wasting of muscle
. Often shortened to: polio. Also called: infantile paralysis

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Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis

see synonyms of acute anterior poliomyelitis
noun
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 sometimes atrophy, often with resulting permanent deformities
: also acute anterior poliomyelitis

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