polio
pronunciation
How to pronounce polio in British English:
UK [ˈpəʊliəʊ]
How to pronounce polio in American English:
US [ˈpoʊlioʊ]
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- Noun:
- an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Word Origin
- polio
- polio: [20] Polio is an abbreviation of poliomyelitis [19], a term coined in modern Latin from Greek poliós ‘grey’ and muelós ‘marrow’ (a derivative of mūs ‘muscle’) – hence ‘inflammation of the ‘grey matter’ of the spinal chord’
- polio (n.)
- 1911, abbreviation of poliomyelitis.
Example
- 1. Think of our password problem as being like polio .
- 2. Afghanistan is one of four countries with endemic polio .
- 3. The history of polio and polio eradication is fascinating .
- 4. Polio was the first disease that raised significant money from the broad public .
- 5. In 1988 the global community adopted the goal of ending polio altogether .