脊髓灰质炎

脊髓灰質炎

jǐsuǐhuīzhìyán

noun

Meanings

1 poliomyelitis
2 polio

Characters

Examples

疫苗有效预防脊髓灰质炎。

Yìmiáo yǒuxiào yùfáng jǐsuǐhuīzhìyán.

Vaccines effectively prevent polio.

中国已基本消灭脊髓灰质炎。

Zhōngguó yǐ jīběn xiāomiè jǐsuǐhuīzhìyán.

China has essentially eradicated polio.

Tips

memory

A character-by-character calque of the Greek: 脊髓 (spinal cord) + 灰质 (grey matter) + 炎 (inflammation) = polio·myel·itis. Often shortened to 小儿麻痹症 (xiǎo'ér mábì zhèng, 'infantile paralysis') in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

脊 jǐ

髓 suǐ

灰 huī

质 zhì

炎 yán