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Noun: polio  'pow-lee,ow
  1. An acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
    "Global efforts have nearly eradicated polio";
    - poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, acute anterior poliomyelitis

Derived forms: polios

Type of: infectious disease

Encyclopedia: Polio