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Poliomyelitis

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
acute anterior poliomyelitisinfantile paralysispolio
possessive
Poliomyelitis's
pluralpossessive
Poliomyelitises'