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poliomyelitis

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2 syllables
13 characters
English (US)
2syllables

poliomyelitis

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poliomyelitis is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, poliomyelitis is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpoliomyelitis

1noun
  • Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

    Synonyms: "infantile paralysis", polio

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