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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024po•li•o (pō′lē•ō′),USA pronunciation n. - Pathologypoliomyelitis.
- shortened form 1930–35, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: polio /ˈpəʊlɪəʊ/ n - short for poliomyelitis
po•li•o•my•e•li•tis /ˌpoʊlioʊˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/USA pronunciation also po•li•o /ˈpoʊlioʊ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Pathologya disease of the nerves of the spinal cord and brain that control movement, often causing paralysis.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024po•li•o•my•e•li•tis (pō′lē ō mī′ə lī′tis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]- Pathologyan acute viral disease, usually affecting children and young adults, caused by any of three polioviruses, characterized by inflammation of the motor neurons of the brain stem and spinal cord, and resulting in a motor paralysis, followed by muscular atrophy and often permanent deformities. Also called acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, polio.
- Greek polió(s) gray + Neo-Latin myelitis myelitis
- Neo-Latin
- 1875–80;
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