polioencephalomeningomyelitis /po·lio·en·ceph·a·lo·me·nin·go·my·eli·tis/ (-en-sef″ah-lo-mĕ-ning″go-mi″ĕ-li´tis) inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord and of the meninges.
polioencephalomeningomyelitis
po·li·o·en·ceph·a·lo·me·nin·go·my·e·li·tis (p  l -- n-sf -l-m-n ngg-m -l ts)n. Inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord and of their meningeal covering. |
polioencephalomeningomyelitis
[pō′lē·ō′ensef′əlō′- məning′gōmī′əlī′tis]
Etymology: Gk, polios, gray, enkephalos, brain, meninx, membrane, myelos, marrow, itis, inflammation
an inflammation caused by infection by a poliovirus that involves the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord and also the meninges.
polioencephalomeningomyelitis
inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord and of the meninges.
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