Thesaurus: infantile paralysis

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1. n. an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
2. 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.
3. An acute disease, almost exclusively infantile, characterizedby inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray substance of thespinal cord. It is attended with febrile symptoms, motor paralysis,and muscular atrophy, often producing permanent deformities. Calledalso acute anterior poliomyelitis.