infantile paralysis

Definitions of infantile paralysis
  1. noun
    an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
    synonyms: acute anterior poliomyelitis, polio, poliomyelitis
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    type of:
    infectious disease
    a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
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