poliomyelitis
/ˌpəʊlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/noun
mass noun
- Medicine an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis【医】小儿麻痹症, 脊髓灰质炎。
词源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek polios 'grey' + muelos 'marrow'.