The word "poliomyelitis" is derived from three Greek parts: "polio," meaning "gray," referring to the gray matter of the spinal cord; "myelo," meaning "marrow" or "spinal cord"; and "itis," meaning "inflammation." Together, these components describe the inflammation of the gray matter in the spinal cord, which is characteristic of the disease. Poliomyelitis primarily affects motor neurons, leading to muscle weakness and paralysis.
Polio myel. Itis
Poli/o, myel, -itis
poli/o/myel -itis
Poliomyelitis: polio comes from the virus called (poliovirus 1.2.3), myelitis is the inflamation of the myelin. But in this particular case of poliomyelitis we consider 'active infectious inflamation of the myelin in the anterior horn cell of the spinal cord.
Poliomyelitis: polio comes from the virus called (poliovirus 1.2.3), myelitis is the inflamation of the myelin. But in this particular case of poliomyelitis we consider 'active infectious inflamation of the myelin in the anterior horn cell of the spinal cord.
poli/o, myel, and -itis
poli/o, myel, and -itis
poli/o, myel, and -itis
Yes it is. Poliomyelitis is the scientific name for polio. Is poliomyelitis the same thing as polio?
The word 'polio' is a noun a word for a type of disease; a word for a thing.The noun 'polio' is a shortened form of the noun poliomyelitis.
Polio virus causes poliomyelitis.
Poliomyelitis antigen is a complex compound on the surface of the virus.