poliomyelitis, polio, infantile paralysis, acute anterior poliomyelitis
(noun) an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Source: WordNet® 3.1
poliomyelitis (countable and uncountable, plural poliomyelitides)
(pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.
Synonyms: infantile paralysis, polio
Source: Wiktionary
30 October 2024
(noun) a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; “the literacy rate”; “the retention rate”; “the dropout rate”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
