Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


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

Derived forms: polios

Type of: infectious disease

Encyclopedia: Polio

Nearest

police wagon
police work
policeman
policeman bird
policewoman
policy
policy change
policy maker
policyholder
policy-making
polio
poliomyelitis
Polioptila
poliosis
poliovirus
poliovirus vaccine
polis
polish
Polish
Polish monetary unit
Polish notation