Poliomyelitis
See also: poliomyelitis
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Etymology edit
First attested in 1874. From the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “-itis”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Poliomyelitis f (genitive Poliomyelitis, no plural)
- (pathology) poliomyelitis
- Synonym: Kinderlähmung
Declension edit
Declension of Poliomyelitis [sg-only, feminine]
Descendants edit
- → English: poliomyelitis
Further reading edit
- “Poliomyelitis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Poliomyelitis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Poliomyelitis” in Duden online
- Poliomyelitis on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de