poliomyelitis
English
/ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Poliomyelitis affix from Ancient Greek πολιός (grey) + Ancient Greek μυελός (marrow)+ Ancient Greek en.
Origin
Ancient Greek
en
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- androgynous English
- antipoliomyelitis English
- axiomatic English
- chronotropic English
- dipteran English
- dromotropic English
- inotropic English
- monoecious English
- myelin English
- postpoliomyelitis English
- tritrophic English
- Poliomyelitis German
- mielo- Italian
- poliomyélite French
- poliomyélitique French
- полиомиели́т Russian
- en Ancient Greek
- μυέλινος Ancient Greek
- μυελός Ancient Greek
- πολιός Ancient Greek
- *polHwós Proto-Indo-European
- miailin Irish
- miailíteas Irish