polio
po‧li‧o /ˈpəʊliəʊ $ ˈpoʊlioʊ/ (also po‧li‧o‧my‧e‧li‧tis /ˌpəʊliəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtəs, ˌpəʊliəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs $ ˌpoʊlioʊ-/) noun [uncountable]
((=poliomyelitis) طب) پولیومیلیت، بیماری فلج اطفال
po‧li‧o /ˈpəʊliəʊ $ ˈpoʊlioʊ/ (
also po‧li‧o‧my‧e‧li‧tis /ˌpəʊliəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtəs, ˌpəʊliəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs $ ˌpoʊlioʊ-/
technical)
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: poliomyelitis, from Greek polios 'gray' + myelos 'bone marrow']
a serious infectious disease of the nerves in the
spine, that often results in someone being permanently unable to move particular muscles
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