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German
Etymology
Kind (“child”) + -er- + Lähmung (“paralysis”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪndɐˌlɛːmʊŋ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˌleːmʊŋ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Kin‧der‧läh‧mung
Noun
Kinderlähmung f (genitive Kinderlähmung, no plural)
- polio, poliomyelitis
- Synonym: Poliomyelitis
Declension
Declension of Kinderlähmung
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