po·li·o

(pō′lē-ō′)

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

polio

(ˈpəʊlɪəʊ)

(Pathology) short for poliomyelitis

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

po•li•o

(ˈpoʊ liˌoʊ)

n.

poliomyelitis.

[1930–35, Amer.; shortened form]

po·li·o

(pō′lē-ō′)

A contagious disease, caused by a virus, that mainly affects the nerve cells of the spinal cord and brain, often leading to muscle weakness and paralysis. The name is a shortening of poliomyelitis (pō′lē-ō-mī′ə-lī′tĭs).

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

polio

- An abbreviation of poliomyelitis, from Greek polios, "gray," and muelos, "marrow," meaning "inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord."

See also related terms for inflammation.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

polio - an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord

acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, poliomyelitis

infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

Translations

شَلَلُ الأَطْفَالشَلَل الأطْفال

obrna

polio

polio

dječja paraliza

gyermekbénulás

mænusótt, lömunarveiki

polio poliomielite

ポリオ

소아마비

poliomielitas

poliomielīts, bērnu trieka

polio

โรคโปลิโอ

çocuk felci

bệnh bại liệt

小儿麻痹症脊髓灰质炎

polio

[ˈpəʊlɪəʊ] N → poliomielitis f, polio f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

polio

[ˈpəʊliəʊ] n → polio f polio vaccine, polio viruspolio vaccine n → vaccin m contre la poliopolio virus n → virus m de la polio

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

polio

n → Polio f, → Kinderlähmung f; polio vaccine → Impfstoff m → gegen Kinderlähmung; polio victim → Opfer nt → der Kinderlähmung, Polioopfer nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

polio

[ˈpəʊlɪəʊ] n → polio f
polio victim → vittima m/f della polio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

polio

(ˈpəuliou) (short for poliomyelitis (poulioumaiəˈlaitis) ) noun

a disease of the spinal cord often causing paralysis.

polio

→ شَلَلُ الأَطْفَال obrna polio Polio πολιομυελίτιδα polio polio polio dječja paraliza polio ポリオ 소아마비 polio polio paraliż dziecięcy poliomielite полиомиелит polio โรคโปลิโอ çocuk felci bệnh bại liệt 小儿麻痹症

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References in periodicals archive

ISLAMABAD -- National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) on Polio Wednesday confirmed two new polio cases from Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

NEOC confirms two fresh polio cases

Polio Emergency Operation Centre (EOC)'s provincial coordinator Rashid Razaq had announced a special anti-polio campaign last month in the province after the emergence of fresh cases.

Anti-polio drive kicks off in Qilla Abdullah

Another polio case surfaced in Balochistan early on Wednesday, as a 17-month old was diagnosed with the virus by the health department of the province.

New polio cases emerges in KP, Balochistan

ISLAMABAD -- The officials of health department confirmed that two more polio cases were surfaced in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday.

Two more polio cases surface in Balochistan, KP

During visit of District Headquarter Hospital Chaman, DC Qilla Abdullah Bashir Ahmed administrated polio drops in a children and started seven days anti-polio drive across the district.

DC Qilla Abaudllah Kicks-Off 07 Days Anti-Polio drive

DOH to launch synchronized polio vaccination !-- -- Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) - September 2, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines Starting October, the Department of Health (DOH) will conduct synchronized polio vaccination in Metro Manila to ensure that the country remains polio-free.

DOH to launch synchronized polio vaccination

Peshawar -- As part of the government's renewed efforts to eradicate polio, an anti-polio campaign started in various parts on the country including Lahore, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa and Balochistan on Monday.

Anti-polio campaign kicks off in various parts of country

The Rotary International Polio Plus Committee and the Oyo State Government met on Wednesday to evolve strategies for the eradication of polio in the state.

Rotary International, Oyo Govt Meet Over Polio Eradication

BANNU -- Polio virus has been confirmed in a newly born baby of one and a half month in district Banu of K-P.

Another polio case surfaces in district Bannu of K-P

ISLAMABAD -- Another polio case was reported in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as a three-day anti-polio campaign began across Sindh and selected districts of Punjab and Balochistan on Monday.

Another polio case surfaces in KP

ISLAMABAD -- Focal Person to Prime Minister on Polio Eradication Babar Atta on Sunday said 257 links related to spreading propaganda against polio vaccine had been removed from internet, media reported.

257 anti polio vaccine links removed from social media: Babar Atta

by Madiha Asif A campaign worker travels from house to house to administer the polio drops.

Pakistan shares glimpses into anti-polio campaign