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Definition of polio - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
health conditionTECH. infectious disease causing paralysis and muscle weaknessTECH.
- Many polio survivors still experience effects years later..
2.
patient talkDated person affected by poliomyelitisDated
- The community supports several polios with special programs.
Abbreviation
abr: poliomyelitisTECH. serious disease causing muscle weaknessTECH.
- Polio affected many children in the past.
Expressions with polio
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medicine given to protect the body from poliomyelitis infection
Many children receive the polio vaccine as part of routine immunizations.
public health effort aimed at completely ending cases of poliomyelitis worldwide
Polio eradication requires high vaccination coverage in every community.
Origin of polio
Greek, polios (gray)
Terms with polio included in their meaning
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acr: inactivated polio vaccine
vaccine to stop polio using dead virus
acr: Oral Polio Vaccine
vaccine taken by mouth to prevent polio
acr: oral poliovirus vaccine
vaccine to protect against polio disease
medical
oral polio vaccine with weakened live virus
Albert Sabin
vaccine developed by Albert Sabin for polio
acr: Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine
vaccine given orally to prevent polio
science
microbiologist who developed the oral polio vaccine
oral vaccine
vaccine taken by mouth to prevent polio
healthcare
vaccine given orally to prevent polio
immunization
vaccine made from poliovirus to prevent polio
medical
polio vaccine containing killed virus
Examples of polio in a sentence
Polio outbreaks were common before the vaccine was developed. The hospital provides care for polios. Polios often require physical therapy sessions. The vaccine helped eradicate polio worldwide. Polio can lead to permanent paralysis.
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- French:polio, personne atteinte de poliomyélite, ...
- German:Polio, Poliopatient, ...
- Italian:poliomielite, poliomielitico, ...
- Spanish:polio, persona afectada de poliomielitis, ...
- Portuguese:poliomielite, afetado pela pólio, ...
- Chinese:小儿麻痹症, 小儿麻痹症患者, ...
- Japanese:ポリオ, ポリオ患者, ...
- Arabic:شلل الأطفال, شلل الاطفال, ...
- Hebrew:פּוֹלִיוֹ, שִׁתּוּק יְלָדִים, ...
- Russian:полиомиелит, больной полиомиелитом, ...
- Ukrainian:поліомієліт, хворий на поліомієліт, ...
- Hindi:पोलियो, मांसपेशियों में कमजोरी पैदा करने वाला गंभीर रोग, ...
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