poliomyelitis

名词 poliomyelitis:

1. an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
   同义词：polio, infantile paralysis, acute anterior poliomyelitis

po.li.o.my.e.li.tis

n.（名词）
A highly infectious viral disease that chiefly affects children and, in its acute forms, causes inflammation of motor neurons of the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to paralysis, muscular atrophy, and often deformity. Through vaccination, the disease is preventable.Also called infantile paralysis
脊髓灰质炎；小儿麻痹症：一种极具感染性的病毒性疾病，主要影响儿童，而且严重时，可导致脊髓和脑干的运动神经无发炎，从而引起瘫痪、肌肉萎缩、常常还可造成畸形。通过接种疫苗，这种疾病是可以预防的也作 infantile paralysis

来源：
New Latin
现代拉丁语
Greek polios [gray] * see pel-
希腊语 polios [灰色的] *参见 pel-
myelitis
myelitis

【引伸】
po.liomy.elit.ic