Poliomyelitis

See also: poliomyelitis

German

Etymology

First attested in 1874. From the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, grey) +‎ μυελός (muelós, marrow) +‎ -ῖτις (-îtis, -itis).

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Noun

Poliomyelitis f (genitive Poliomyelitis, no plural)

  1. (pathology) poliomyelitis
    Synonym: Kinderlähmung

Declension

Descendants

  • English: poliomyelitis

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