acute anterior poliomyelitis


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.acute anterior poliomyelitis - an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cordacute anterior poliomyelitis - an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
infantile paralysis, polio, poliomyelitis
infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
The 1898 edition of An American Text-Book of the Diseases of Children included a chapter on acute anterior poliomyelitis.
It isn't over until it's over
2 With the advent of immunization, cases of acute anterior poliomyelitis (AAP) have drastically declined worldwide.
Post poliomyelitis syndrome: A rare sequel of acute poliomyelitis

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?