polio

pɔljo

Definition

Definition of polio - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

médicalmaladie infectieuse qui peut paralyser les muscles

La polio a été éradiquée dans de nombreux pays grâce à la vaccination.

poliomyélite

maladresse

Dated

personne qui manque d'habileté dans ses gestes

Dated

Arrête de faire le polio, tu casses tout ce que tu touches !

gauche

maladroit

Abbreviation

abr: poliomyélite

TECH.

maladie qui attaque les muscles et rend paralysé

TECH.

Il a eu la polio quand il était petit.

poliomyélite

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Expressions with polio

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vaccin polio oral

médicament préventif contre la polio qu'on avale sous forme de gouttes

L'enfant a reçu son vaccin polio oral sur un morceau de sucre.

Origin of polio

anglais, poliomyélite (inflammation moelle épinière)

Terms with polio included in their meaning

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vaccin de Sabin

polio orale

vaccin oral contre la polio avec des virus vivants affaiblis

vaccin polio oral

médical

médicament préventif contre la polio qu'on avale sous forme de gouttes

poliomyélitique

patient

personne atteinte de la polio

Examples of polio in a sentence

Il a survécu à la polio dans son enfance.
Il passe pour un polio quand il joue au foot.
Ne sois pas un polio avec ces outils !
La polio a été éradiquée dans plusieurs pays.
Elle craint la polio à cause de la vaccination incomplète.

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English:polio, klutz, ...
German:Polio, Tollpatsch, ...
Italian:polio, abbreviazione di 'poliomielite', ...
Spanish:polio, torpe, ...
Portuguese:poliomielite, desajeitado, ...
Chinese:小儿麻痹症, 笨手笨脚的人, ...
Japanese:ポリオ, 小児麻痺, ...
Arabic:شلل الأطفال, مرض يسبب الشلل, ...
Hebrew:פּוֹלִיוֹ, שְׁלוּמִיאֵל, ...
Russian:полиомиелит, неуклюжий, ...
Ukrainian:поліомієліт, захворювання, що викликає параліч м'язів, ...
Catalan:pòlio, polio, ...
Danish:polio, poliomyelitis, ...
Dutch:polio, poliomyelitis, ...
Greek:πολιομυελίτιδα, πολιο, ...
Khmer:ប៉ូលីយ៉ូ, ជំងឺប៉ូលីយ៉ូ, ...
Korean:소아마비, 소아마비 질환, ...
Polish:polio, poliomyelitis, ...
Portuguese (BR):pólio, polio, ...
Romanian:polio, neîndemânatic, ...
Swedish:polio, förlamningssjukdom som angriper musklerna, ...
Thai:โรคโปลิโอ, โรคกล้ามเนื้ออ่อนแรง, ...
Turkish:çocuk felci, kaslara saldıran ve felç bırakan hastalık, ...
Vietnamese:bệnh bại liệt, bệnh do virus poliomyelitis, ...

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Definition of polio - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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