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whakamemeke

1. (verb) to waste away, shrivel up (of the limbs), atrophe, have polio.

Ka mutu ngā kiwi te whakamahi i ō rātou parirau, ā nāwai rā, ka whakamemeke, ka ngaro. / The kiwi stopped using their wings, which eventually shrivelled up and disappeared.

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2. (noun) poliomyelitis.

Mā te whakamemeke te tinana e pararaiha me te whakararu i te hēhē (HE 2017). / Poliomyelitis can paralyse the body and make it hard to breathe (HE 2017).

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Synonyms: mate whakarori tamariki

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