post-polioadj.
/ˌpəʊs(t)ˈpəʊlɪəʊ/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈpoʊlioʊ/ Medicine.
Of, designating, or relating to a person who has survived acute poliomyelitis, esp. with some degree of disability; resulting from poliomyelitis. Later also: of, relating to, or suffering from post-polio syndrome.
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1946 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 13 Sept. 8/1 A total of 13 new cases and 12 post-polio cases were treated by local and county physicians during the year.
1968 Jrnl. Marriage & Family 30 67 A study of 806 severely disabled post-polio patients.
1987 Toronto Star 6 Sept. d1 Toronto's West Park Hospital has started a post-polio clinic.
1994 Time 28 Mar. 55/1 Postpolio sufferers are simply advised to take it easy.
1997 L. A. Babb & R. Laws Adopting & Advocating for Special Needs Child vii. 118 Orthopedic impairments..may include post-polio complications, spina bifida, [etc.].
Compounds
post-polio syndrome n. a condition characterized by the new development of muscle weakness, musculoskeletal pain, and general fatigue, occurring ten or more years after recovery from acute poliomyelitis.
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1983 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Disp. 9 May 3 a/4 Continuing research on post-polio syndrome has shown that exercise is a problem and can actually damage those muscles.
2002 Muscle & Nerve 25 359 Chronic denervation syndromes such as the post-polio syndrome are associated with progressive muscle weakness and fatigue after motoneuron death.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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