acute flaccid myelitis
English
Etymology
acute + flaccid + myelitis
Noun
acute flaccid myelitis (uncountable)
- A sudden onset illness of children causing loss of muscle tone and reflexes, weakness in arms and legs, which may lead to paralysis. The illness has an indeterminate cause and no known treatment.
Synonyms
- AFM (abbreviation)
Hypernyms
- myelitis
Coordinate terms
- poliomyelitis
Derived terms
- AFM (abbreviation)