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poliomyelitis

po·lio·mye·litis

UK/ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/ US/ˈpəʊlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

Borrowed from German Poliomyelitis, from the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “-itis”). Compare French poliomyélite.

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