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-graymyel/oRoot(Greek) Spinal cord; bone marrow-itisSuffix(Greek) Inflammation