Term: poliomyelitis: an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: disability of walking: a disability that interferes with or prevents walking
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: harpy: any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: wonderer: someone who is curious about something
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: parallel circuit: a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: study hall: a period of time during the school day that is set aside for study
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: 18-karat gold: an alloy that contains 75 per cent gold
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: cholecystitis: inflammation of the gall bladder
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: cancan: a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: central artery of the retina: a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve
Broader: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | Unrelated: tuck: (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest