Synonyms for polio
ˈpoʊ liˌoʊpo·lio

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1. poliomyelitis, polio, infantile paralysis, acute anterior poliomyelitisnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   acute anterior poliomyelitis, poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis

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1. • Infectious Disease

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1. List of paraphrases for "polio":

   poliomyelitis, poliovirus, polio-free, paralysis

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1. Rockland County:

   Our single case of polio could be the tip of the iceberg, we don't know, as you can see, that could turn into a bit of a wildfire.

2. Senate Republican:

   As a boy, I fought polio, today, America's been polio-free for 40 years — thanks to vaccinations. We'll beat Covid-19 with vaccines, too. Protect yourself and your family. Get vaccinated.

3. Karen Santorum:

   My dear, dear beloved father was a pediatrician when kids were becoming paralyzed from polio and dying from mumps and measles, so all I can say is all of our children, including Bella, are vaccinated.

4. Tina Cheng:

   We'd had incredible success, a lot of residents-in-training have never seen tetanus, influenza or polio. But there are always new and emerging diseases, and even some of the vaccines we have need to be better.

5. Barack Obama:

   I want the country that eliminated polio and mapped the human genome to lead a new era of medicine - one that delivers the right treatment at the right time, tonight, I'm launching a new precision medicine initiative to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes - and to give all of us access to the personalized information we need to keep ourselves and our families healthier.