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infantile paralysis

noun Pathology.

poliomyelitis.

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Origin of infantile paralysis

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby infantile paralysis

infantile eczema, infantile fibrosarcoma, infantile muscular atrophy, infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy, infantile osteomalacia, infantile paralysis, infantile progressive spinal muscular atrophy, infantile purulent conjunctivitis, infantile scurvy, infantile sexuality, infantile spasm
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British Dictionary definitions for infantile paralysis

infantile paralysis

noun

a former name for poliomyelitis
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Medical definitions for infantile paralysis

infantile paralysis

n.

poliomyelitis
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