Defenition of the word polio

• Defenition of the word polio

  • Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.
  • an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord

Synonyms for the word polio

• • acute anterior poliomyelitis
  • infantile paralysis
  • poliomyelitis

Hypernyms for the word polio

• • infectious disease

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