Poliomyelitis

See also: poliomyelitis

German

Etymology

First attested in 1874. From the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) +‎ μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) +‎ -ῖτις (-îtis, “-itis”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Poliomyelitis f (genitive Poliomyelitis, no plural)

1. (pathology) poliomyelitis

   Synonym: Kinderlähmung

Declension

Declension of Poliomyelitis [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Poliomyelitis
genitive	einer	der	Poliomyelitis
dative	einer	der	Poliomyelitis
accusative	eine	die	Poliomyelitis

Descendants

• → English: poliomyelitis

Further reading

• “Poliomyelitis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Poliomyelitis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Poliomyelitis” in Duden online
• Poliomyelitis on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de