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Noun: infantile paralysis  'in-fun,tIl pu'ra-li-sis
  1. An acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
    - poliomyelitis, polio, acute anterior poliomyelitis

Type of: infectious disease

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