polio
/ˈpoʊlioʊ/noun3 syllables
Polio means: an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord.
Synonyms for polio3
noun, as in an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, acute anterior poliomyelitis
What does polio mean?1
noun
1
an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with polio?2
three syllables
folio
four syllables
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Polio in a sentence
- Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease which is highly contagious.Vanilla
- He was struck with polio when he was five.unknown
- It is important to immunize children against polio.orcrist
- Having autism is much better than dying of polio or measles.rul
- The polio vaccine was first produced by an American scientist.arnxy20
- Thank goodness that polio has been eradicated.CM
- Tom's grandmother and daughter both were paralyzed by polio.rul
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Forms of polio
as a noun
- plural
- polios