polio

Speech parts

1. polio - Noun

2. Polio - Proper noun

Meaning

an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

poliomyelitis infantile paralysis acute anterior poliomyelitis black death stroke chicken ringworm erysipelas paralysis palsy tetanus influenza chick measles herpes
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Hypernyms

disease infectious disease

Phrases with the word

oral polio drops inactivated polio vaccine polio booster polio control polio free world live attenuated polio vaccine

Examples

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, many major vaccination campaigns needed to stamp out polio have been disrupted across Africa and elsewhere, leaving millions of children vulnerable to infection. Source: Internet

Albert Sabin, who developed an oral polio vaccine, looking for effects of virus damage to cells growing in a tissue- culture bottle. Source: Internet

"And in Uganda, UNICEF procured 3,842,000 doses of bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV) to immunize 900,000 children below the age of one year. Source: Internet

At its peak in the middle of the 20th century, polio killed half a million people every year. Source: Internet

As luck would have it, the Queen was in Australia at the time, and thanks to Kim, there was some worry that his mother, who met the royals, might have given HRH polio. Source: Internet

All children one year and nine months to less than four years are to be immunised to prevent all polio diseases. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

polink Polinski Polinsky polio booster polio control polio drops