noun
Polio
noun
1
A viral disease that can cause paralysis, historically common before vaccination.
"The vaccine has nearly eliminated polio worldwide."
How to Use Polio
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA serious viral illness that can cause paralysis, now rare thanks to vaccines.
Common pairings
polio vaccine
polio outbreak
eradicate polio
Word Forms
Polios plural
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Etymology
A shortening of "poliomyelitis," from Greek polios ("grey") + myelos ("marrow," referring to the spinal cord) + -itis ("inflammation").