Polio
[poh-lee-oh] /ˈpoʊ liˌoʊ/
noun
1.
.
/ˈpəʊlɪəʊ/
noun
1.
short for poliomyelitis
n.
1911, abbreviation of poliomyelitis.
polio po·li·o (pō’lē-ō’)
n.
Poliomyelitis.
Read Also:
- Poliodystrophia
poliodystrophia po·li·o·dys·tro·phi·a (pō’lē-ō-dĭ-strō’fē-ə) n. See poliodystrophy.
- Poliodystrophy
poliodystrophy po·li·o·dys·tro·phy (pō’lē-ō-dĭs’trə-fē) n. Wasting of the gray matter of the nervous system. Also called poliodystrophia.
- Polioencephalomyelitis
polioencephalomyelitis po·li·o·en·ceph·a·lo·my·e·li·tis (pō’lē-ō-ěn-sěf’ə-lō-mī’ə-lī’tĭs) n. See poliomyeloencephalitis.
- Polioencephalopathy
polioencephalopathy po·li·o·en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy (pō’lē-ō-ěn-sěf’ə-lŏp’ə-thē) n. Disease of the gray matter of the brain.
- Poliomyelitis
[poh-lee-oh-mahy-uh-lahy-tis] /ˌpoʊ li oʊˌmaɪ əˈlaɪ tɪs/ noun, Pathology. 1. an acute viral disease, usually affecting children and young adults, caused by any of three polioviruses, characterized by inflammation of the motor neurons of the brain stem and spinal cord, and resulting in a motor paralysis, followed by muscular atrophy and often permanent deformities. /ˌpəʊlɪəʊˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/ noun […]