ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acute anterior poliomyelitis mean? 

• ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS (noun)
  The noun ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

acute anterior poliomyelitis; infantile paralysis; polio; poliomyelitis

Hypernyms ("acute anterior poliomyelitis" is a kind of...):

infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)