polio
/ˈpəʊljəʊ//-ljoʊ/
noun
- 1
A sufferer from poliomyelitis.
noun
- 1
Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.
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