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polioencephalomeningomyelitis

polioencephalomeningomyelitis definition - medical

po·li·o·en·ceph·a·lo·me·nin·go·my·e·li·tis (pōˌlē-ō-ĕn-sĕfˌə-lō-mə-nĭngˌgō-mīˌə-līˈtĭs)

noun
Inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord and of their meningeal covering.

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