Polio

noun

/ˈpəʊljəʊ/

Word Frequency: 1.2

Definitions

1.nounA sufferer from poliomyelitis.

2.nounAcute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

Synonyms

infantile paralysis polio poliomyelitis acute anterior poliomyelitis myelitis paralysis paralytic disease poliovirus wild crippling infantile

Rhymes With

apropos show flow fallow although low bestow glow

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