名詞 poliomyelitis:

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

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

n.（名詞）
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
脊髓灰質(zhì)炎；小兒麻痹癥：一種極具感染性的病毒性疾病，主要影響兒童，而且嚴(yán)重時(shí)，可導(dǎo)致脊髓和腦干的運(yùn)動(dòng)神經(jīng)無發(fā)炎，從而引起癱瘓、肌肉萎縮、常常還可造成畸形。通過接種疫苗，這種疾病是可以預(yù)防的也作 infantile paralysis

來源：
New Latin
現(xiàn)代拉丁語
Greek polios [gray] * see pel-
希臘語 polios [灰色的] *參見 pel-
myelitis
myelitis

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