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polio
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
polio
(noun)
polio
/
ˈ
poʊlijoʊ/
noun
polio
/
ˈ
poʊlijoʊ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of POLIO
[
noncount
]
medical
:
a serious disease that affects the nerves of the spine and often makes a person permanently unable to move particular muscles
—
called also
infantile paralysis
,
poliomyelitis
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