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po·li·o

 (pō′lē-ō′)
n.
See poliomyelitis.
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polio

(ˈpəʊlɪəʊ)
n
(Pathology) short for poliomyelitis
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po•li•o

(ˈpoʊ liˌoʊ)

n.
poliomyelitis.
[1930–35, Amer.; shortened form]
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po·li·o

(pō′lē-ō′)
A contagious disease, caused by a virus, that mainly affects the nerve cells of the spinal cord and brain, often leading to muscle weakness and paralysis. The name is a shortening of poliomyelitis (pō′lē-ō-mī′ə-lī′tĭs).
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polio

- An abbreviation of poliomyelitis, from Greek polios, "gray," and muelos, "marrow," meaning "inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord."
See also related terms for inflammation.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.polio - an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cordpolio - an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, poliomyelitis
infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
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شَلَلُ الأَطْفَالشَلَل الأطْفال
obrna
polio
polio
dječja paraliza
gyermekbénulás
mænusótt, lömunarveiki
ポリオ
소아마비
poliomielitas
poliomielīts, bērnu trieka
polio
โรคโปลิโอ
bệnh bại liệt

polio

[ˈpəʊlɪəʊ] N → poliomielitis f, polio f
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polio

[ˈpəʊliəʊ] n → polio f polio vaccine, polio viruspolio vaccine n → vaccin m contre la poliopolio virus n → virus m de la polio
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

polio

n → Polio f, → Kinderlähmung f; polio vaccine → Impfstoff m → gegen Kinderlähmung; polio victim → Opfer nt → der Kinderlähmung, Polioopfer nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

polio

[ˈpəʊlɪəʊ] n → polio f
polio victim → vittima m/f della polio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

polio

(ˈpəuliou) (short for poliomyelitis (poulioumaiəˈlaitis) ) noun
a disease of the spinal cord often causing paralysis. polio
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polio

→ polio
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The Rotary International Polio Plus Committee and the Oyo State Government met on Wednesday to evolve strategies for the eradication of polio in the state.
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BANNU -- Polio virus has been confirmed in a newly born baby of one and a half month in district Banu of K-P.
Another polio case surfaces in district Bannu of K-P
ISLAMABAD -- Another polio case was reported in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as a three-day anti-polio campaign began across Sindh and selected districts of Punjab and Balochistan on Monday.
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ISLAMABAD -- Focal Person to Prime Minister on Polio Eradication Babar Atta on Sunday said 257 links related to spreading propaganda against polio vaccine had been removed from internet, media reported.
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by Madiha Asif A campaign worker travels from house to house to administer the polio drops.
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