poliomjelito

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from German Poliomyelitis, from Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) +‎ μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) +‎ -ῖτις (-îtis, “-itis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poliomjeˈlito]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: po‧li‧om‧je‧li‧to

Noun

poliomjelito (uncountable, accusative poliomjeliton)

1. poliomyelitis, polio
   • 1998 March, Vladimir Lemelev, “Homo, kiu savis milionojn”, in Monato, page 12:

     La sukceso de la kontraŭ-variola kampanjo rezultigis plian programon de vakcinado kontraŭ ses malsanoj: tuberkulozo, difterio, kokluŝo, morbilo, poliomjelito kaj tetano.

     The success of the anti-smallpox campaign resulted in additional vaccination programs against six diseases: tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, polio and tetanus.