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polio

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polio /ˈpoʊlijoʊ/ noun
polio
/ˈpoʊlijoʊ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of POLIO
[noncount] medical
: a serious disease that affects the nerves of the spine and often makes a person permanently unable to move particular muscles
— called also infantile paralysis, poliomyelitis