how to pronounce poliomyelitis

/ˈpəʊ.li.əʊ/

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poliomyelitis is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of poliomyelitis

noun:

Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

poliomyelitis frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word poliomyelitis occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.