Poliomyelitis Synonyms

pōlē-ō-mīə-lītĭs
An acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. polio
  2. infantile paralysis
  3. acute anterior poliomyelitis

Words Related to Poliomyelitis

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. paralytic
  2. nonparalytic
  3. neurologic

Poliomyelitis Sentence Examples

  • Antecedent poliomyelitis was demonstrated in all patients by electromyography or muscle biopsy or both.

  • Fever and asymmetric flaccid paralysis without sensory loss in a child or young adult almost always indicate poliomyelitis.

  • Areas shown in black are those most liable to be affected by poliomyelitis.

  • Poliomyelitis causes an overall loss of motor units; therefore, the remaining units must innervate many more muscle fibers than they did originally.

  • In 1909, Landsteiner and Popper (4) transmitted poliomyelitis to monkeys by the intracerebral inoculation of human brain tissue homogenates.

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