POLIOMYELITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

acute anterior poliomyelitis; infantile paralysis; polio; poliomyelitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("poliomyelitis" is a kind of...):

infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)

Credits