poliomyelitis

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 febrile symptoms, motor paralysis, and muscular atrophy, often producing permanent deformities. Called also {acute anterior poliomyelitis}, {poliomyelitis} and {polio}. It is caused by any one of three polioviruses, and by the end of the twentieth century had been almost completely eradicated in developed countries by a widespread campaign of immunization. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

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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

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