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polioencephalomalacia

polioencephalomalacia noun: laminar cortical necrosis, a disease of cattle, sheep and goats, characterized by softening of the cerebrocortical grey matter in a layered pattern.

Noun

polioencephalomalacia (uncountable)

  1. Laminar cortical necrosis, a disease of cattle, sheep and goats, characterized by softening of the cerebrocortical grey matter in a layered pattern.

polioencephalomalacia meaning in Tamil

polioencephalomalacia in Tamil

மூளை நீர்க்கோவை நோய்

Origin of polioencephalomalacia

From polio- + encephalo- + malacia.

Questions about polioencephalomalacia

What does polioencephalomalacia mean?
Polioencephalomalacia means laminar cortical necrosis, a disease of cattle, sheep and goats, characterized by softening of the cerebrocortical grey matter in a layered pattern.
What is polioencephalomalacia in Tamil?
Polioencephalomalacia in Tamil is மூளை நீர்க்கோவை நோய். See Polioencephalomalacia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is polioencephalomalacia?
Polioencephalomalacia is a noun.

Words near polioencephalomalacia in the dictionary

  1. Polinskys
  2. polio
  3. poliodystrophies
  4. poliodystrophy
  5. polioencephalitis
  6. polioencephalomalacia
  7. polioencephalomyelitis
  8. poliomavirus
  9. poliomaviruses
  10. poliomyelitic
  11. poliomyelitides

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