flaccid
flaccid 英 [ˈflæsɪd] 美 [ˈflæksɪd, ˈflæsɪd]
adj. [医] 弛缓的；软弱的；无活力的
- If something is limp, loose, droopy, and wrinkly, you can call it flaccid, which rhymes with "acid." Think elephant skin, soggy asparagus, and the type of feeble handshakes frowned on in job interviews.
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- adj. [医] 弛缓的；软弱的；无活力的
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1. Globally, polio surveillance is at historical highs, as represented by the timely detection of cases of acute flaccid paralysis.
就全球而言，从及时发现急性弛缓性麻痹病例可以看出，脊灰监测工作已达到历史最高水平。
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2. On 4 April WHO Yemen was informed by Hudeida governorate health authorities of a cluster of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases in children, the first cases of which had occurred in February 2005.
4月4日，荷台达省卫生部门向世卫组织驻也门办事处通报了儿童中急性弛缓性麻痹病例的群集，这是2005年2月发生的第一批病例。
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3. These additional cases were expected, as a significant increase in acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases had been detected since the start of the outbreak.
自暴发开始以来随着发现急性弛缓性麻痹病例显著增加，预料到会发生这些增加病例。
- flaccid (adj.) 1610s, from French flaccide or directly from Latin flaccidus "flabby, pendulous, weak, drooping," from flaccus "flabby, flap-eared," which is of uncertain origin (OED suggests it's imitative). Related: Flaccidly; flacidness; flaccidity; flaccescency.
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