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ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Synonyms:
acute anterior poliomyelitis; infantile paralysis; polio; poliomyelitis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("acute anterior poliomyelitis" is a kind of...):
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)
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