Medical Terminologies: Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord caused by a virus, commonly resulting in spinal and muscle deformity and paralysis.

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Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord caused by a virus, commonly resulting in spinal and muscle deformity and paralysis.

James Marion Endrina Entice · Accepted Answer

Poliomyelitis

Poli/o: gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

myel: bone marrow; spinal cord

-itis: inflammation

Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord caused by a virus, commonly resulting in spinal and muscle deformity and paralysis.