polio

[ poh-lee-oh ]

/ ˈpoʊ liˌoʊ /

noun

Nearby words

policy science, policyholder, policymaker, policyowner, polignac, polio, polio vaccine, polio-, polioclastic, poliodystrophia, poliodystrophia cerebri progressiva infantalis

Origin of polio

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; shortened form

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Examples from the Web for polio

Last year, a polio outbreak in Deir ez-Zor raised concerns throughout the region about the spread of an epidemic.
U.S. Humanitarian Aid Going to ISIS|Jamie Dettmer|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then Cutter Laboratories in Berkeley, California, made a bad batch of vaccine, and 40,000 children were sickened with polio.
How Presidents Handle Pandemics|Eleanor Clift|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fifty-eight children took part in a trial into polio and diptheria vaccines in December 1960.
Irish Care Home Scandal Grows As Children Revealed To Be Used As Vaccine Guinea Pigs|Tom Sykes|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Either way, part of the tragedy and poignancy of polio is its preferential spread to babies and toddlers.
Who’s to Blame for Global Polio Emergency?|Kent Sepkowitz|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

What about Ebola (in Africa), polio (in the Middle East), and measles (in the U.S./U.K)?
Following Tuberculosis From Death Sentence to Cure|Tessa Miller|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nalúlid siya kay gitakbúyag pulyu, He was crippled after his bout with polio.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Wood up thar, you Polio—hang on to the safety valve—guess she'll crawl off on her paddles.
The Octoroon|Dion Boucicault
Perhaps the polio, light touch of it or not, had hurt her eyesight.
Moment of Truth|Basil Eugene Wells
Nagtakihud siya tungud sa pulyu, He limps because he had polio.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

British Dictionary definitions for polio

polio

/ (ˈpəʊlɪəʊ) /

noun

short for poliomyelitis

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polio

noun

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polio

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Medicine definitions for polio

polio

n.