Canadian English Meaning of infantile paralysis

infantile paralysis

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Wordnet

infantile paralysis (n)

an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord

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infantile paralysis ()

An acute disease, almost exclusively infantile, characterized by inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray substance of the spinal cord. It is attended with febrile symptoms, motor paralysis, and muscular atrophy, often producing permanent deformities. Called also acute anterior poliomyelitis.

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infantile paralysis

an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cordAn acute disease, almost exclusively infantile, characterized by i

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