POLIOMYELITIS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

poliomyelitis

noun

Definition of poliomyelitis

as in paralysis

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Recent Examples of poliomyelitis Cases of paralytic poliomyelitis disease plummeted from over 15,000 a year in the early 1950s to under 100 in the 1960s and then down to fewer than 10 in the 1970s. — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2022 Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under age 5 that is mainly spread through contact with human fecal matter. — Hyder Abbasi, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2022 Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a viral disease that affects the nervous system. — Fox News, 23 July 2022 Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease, which invades the nervous system and spreads mainly through contamination by fecal matter. — Adela Suliman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for poliomyelitis

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Elsewhere in his People interview, Reeve reflected on his life and his father’s devastating paralysis.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2026
Sixteen patient-caregiver pairs took part – seven patients had high neck injuries causing tetraplegia (paralysis affecting all four limbs), and nine had upper-back injuries causing paraplegia (affecting lower limbs).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of paralysis

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Christina Applegate is back home and prioritizing self-confidence in the latest update on her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
The update comes after Applegate was admitted to the hospital in late March amid her battle with multiple sclerosis.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

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Havighorst, an executive director of institutional advancement at Prairie State College, was diagnosed with a form of CMT 2 1/2 years ago called heredity neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Other Live personalities have also opened up about various health occurrences this year, with the show’s longtime emcee and resident DJ, Déjà Vu, revealing in April that she was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, which causes facial paralysis.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026

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