"acute flaccid myelitis" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: acute + flaccid + myelitis Etymology templates: {{compound|en|acute|flaccid|myelitis}} acute + flaccid + myelitis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} acute flaccid myelitis (uncountable)
  1. A sudden onset illness of children causing loss of muscle tone and reflexes, weakness in arms and legs, which may lead to paralysis. The illness has an indeterminate cause and no known treatment. Wikipedia link: en:acute flaccid myelitis Tags: uncountable Synonyms: AFM [abbreviation] Hypernyms: myelitis Derived forms: AFM [abbreviation] Coordinate_terms: poliomyelitis
    Sense id: en-acute_flaccid_myelitis-en-noun-Y0w0UVt0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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