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polioencephalomyelitis

noun po·lio·en·ceph·alo·my·eli·tis \-in-ˌsef-ə-lō-ˌmī-ə-ˈlīt-əs\
plural po·lio·en·ceph·alo·my·elit·i·des \-ˈlit-ə-ˌdēz\

Medical Definition of POLIOENCEPHALOMYELITIS

:  inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and the spinal cord

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