polioencephalomyelitis /po·lio·en·ceph·a·lo·my·eli·tis/ (-en-sef″ah-lo-mi″ĕ-li´tis) cerebral poliomyelitis.
polioencephalomyelitis
po·li·o·en·ceph·a·lo·my·e·li·tis (p  l -- n-sf -l-m -l t s)n. |
polioencephalomyelitis
[pō′lē·ō′ensef′əlōmī′əlī′tis]
Etymology: Gk, polios + enkephalos + myelos, marrow, itis
inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and the spinal cord, caused by infection by a poliovirus.
polioencephalomyelitis
inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord.
feline polioencephalomyelitis
a slowly progressive disease of unknown etiology in cats, including large Felidae; clinical signs include ataxia, paresis and hyperesthesia.
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