παραλυτικός - somebody suffering the effects of polio?
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παραλυτικός - somebody suffering the effects of polio?
Does παραλυτικός "paralytic" refer to somebody suffering the efffects of infantile poliomyelitis? Has terminology or disease classification changed since ancient times?
Γελᾷ δ' ὁ μωρός, κἄν τι μὴ γέλοιον ᾖ
(Menander, Γνῶμαι μονόστιχοι 108)
(Menander, Γνῶμαι μονόστιχοι 108)