Skip to content

Poliomyelitis

Infectious DiseaseNeurologyImportant

Viral infection affecting the gray matter of the spinal cord, potentially causing paralysis.

Korean

척수성 소아마비

척수 회백질을 침범하는 바이러스 감염으로 하지 마비를 초래할 수 있음.

French

Poliomyélite(Polio)

Infection virale affectant la substance grise de la moelle épinière, pouvant provoquer une paralysie.

Word parts

  • polio-Prefix(Greek: polio-) Gray, gray matter; (Greek: glauco-) Gray, bluish-gray
  • myel/oRoot(Greek) Spinal cord; bone marrow
  • -itisSuffix(Greek) Inflammation

More in Infectious Disease