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ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acute anterior poliomyelitis mean?
• ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS (noun)
The noun ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS has 1 sense:
1. an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Familiarity information: ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
acute anterior poliomyelitis; infantile paralysis; polio; poliomyelitis
Hypernyms ("acute anterior poliomyelitis" is a kind of...):
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)
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