Etymograph

English

acute flaccid myelitis

From acute + flaccid + myelitis.

A compound of acute + flaccid + myelitis

Latin acuō ‘to make pointed, sharpen, whet’

Latin acūtus ‘sharp, sharpened’

Latin acūta

Middle English acute ‘of a disease or fever: starting suddenly and…’

English acute

Latin flaccid(us)

English flaccid

Ancient Greek μυελός ‘marrow’

English myelitis

Today it means

noun 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.

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