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Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.
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Poliomyelitis — Poliomyelitis … Deutsch Wörterbuch
poliomyelitis — [pō΄lē ō mī΄ə līt′is] n. [ModL < Gr polios, gray + MYELITIS] 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… … English World dictionary
Poliomyelītis — (griech.), Entzündung der grauen Vordersäulen des Rückenmarks. P. anterior acuta der Erwachsenen oder atrophische akute Spinallähmung, eine sehr seltene Krankheit, mit schlaffer Lähmung der Extremitäten verbunden, kann sich völlig oder teilweise… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Poliomyelitis — Polĭomyelītis (grch.), durch einen Bazillus hervorgerufene Entzündung des Rückenmarks, vornehmlich der vordern grauen Hörner, führt zu Lähmung … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
poliomyelitis — (n.) 1878, from Gk. polios grey (see FALLOW (Cf. fallow) (adj.)) + myelos marrow + ITIS (Cf. itis) inflammation. So called because the gray matter in the spinal cord is inflamed, which causes paralysis. The earlier name was infantile paralysis… … Etymology dictionary
poliomyelitis — ► NOUN ▪ an infectious disease, caused by a virus, that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis. ORIGIN from Greek polios grey + muelos marrow … English terms dictionary
Poliomyelitis — Polio redirects here. For the virus, see Poliovirus. Not to be confused with poliosis, a condition of the hair being or becoming white or grey. Poliomyelitis Classification and external resources A man with an atrophie … Wikipedia
Poliomyelitis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A80.0 Akute paralytische Poliomyelitis durch Impfvirus A80.1 Akute paralytische Poliomyelitis durch importiertes Wildvirus … Deutsch Wikipedia
Poliomyelitis — An acute and sometimes devastating viral disease. Man is the only natural host for poliovirus. The virus enters the mouth and multiplies in lymphoid tissues in the pharynx and intestine. Small numbers of virus enter the blood and go to other… … Medical dictionary
poliomyelitis — infantile paralysis; = polio; n. an infectious virus disease affecting the central nervous system. The virus is excreted in the faeces of an infected person and the disease is therefore most common where sanitation is poor. However, epidemics may … The new mediacal dictionary
poliomyelitis — Infantile paralysis In fan*tile pa*ral y*sis (Med.) An acute viral disease, affecting almost exclusively infants and young adults, characterized by inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray substance of the spinal cord. It is attended with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
