Poliomyelitis

Noun CEFR C1

ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs

Definitions

Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolpoliomielitis

Françaispolio poliomyélite

DeutschKinderlähmung Polio Poliomyelitis

22 more languages

العربيةشلل الأطفال

Bosanskipolio

Češtinadětská obrna poliomyelitida

Esperantopoliomjelito

فارسیپولیو فلج اطفال

Suomilapsihalvaus polio

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻipoliō

Hrvatskipolio

Հայերենպոլիոմիելիտ

Íslenskamænusótt

Italianoleucomielite poliomielite

日本語ポリオ急性灰白髄炎

Қазақ тіліполиомиелит

한국어소아마비 폴리오

Nederlandskinderverlamming polio poliomyelitis

Polskichoroba Heinego-Medina heinemedina polioporażenie dziecięce

Portuguêspoliomielite

Русскийполиомиелит

Slovenčinadetská obrna

Српскиpolio

Kiswahiliugonjwa wa kupooza

Tiếng Việtbại liệt

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

polioplasm poliopyrite poliorcetics poliosis poliothyrsoside poliovirion

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