poliomyelitis polioencephalomyelitis • poliomyelopathy · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · poliomyelitis · · Text Latin · · Script 13 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord. Synonyms: polio, infantile paralysis, acute anterior poliomyelitis. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · polio · · Synonym 1 infantile paralysis · · Synonym 2 acute anterior poliomyelitis · · Synonym 3 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079