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polio

DEFINITIONS OF: polio

1

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

Synonyms:
acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, poliomyelitis
Type of:
infectious disease
a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
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