polioencephalomeningomyelitis

Inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord and of the meningeal covering of the parts. [polio- + G. enkephalos, brain, + meninx, membrane, + myelon, marrow, + -itis, inflammation]

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po·lio·en·ceph·a·lo·me·nin·go·my·eli·tis (po″le-o-ən-sef″ə-lo-mə-ning″go-mi″ə-liґtis) inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord and of the meninges covering it.