Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Poliomyelitis.
Wiktionary
- n. Abbreviation of poliomyelitis
WordNet 3.0
- n. an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Examples
“Taken together, these findings do not support the hypothesis that SV40 virus contained in polio vaccines administered before 1963 cause cancers.”
“As a survivor, I am sickened that polio is still not eradicated and that some parents question the necessity and safety of vaccination.”
“Swaggering and hostile, the Italians announce their intent: We're spreadin 'polio ....”
The Washington Post: Philip Roth's "Nemesis," reviewed by Roxana Robinson
“That fear of polio is the context of Philip Roth's new novel, "Nemesis," and Philip Roth, welcome to the program.”
“Since travel makes the world a much smaller place, a recurrence of polio is merely a plane ride away.”
“A good example of a plausible promise, on the other hand, is: “we will eradicate polio from the world.””
A promise to keep: the first step to becoming a swarming team
“Allie said She's not actually getting a mild dose of polio, is she?”
“The story of Dr. Jonas Salk and the cure for polio is really about dedicating one†™ s life to a higher purpose.”
Think Progress » Gingrich: ‘This Is, In Fact, World War III’ And The U.S. ‘Ought To Be Helping’
“The success accomplished in the global eradication of small pox since 1977, has spurred the goal of eradication of other immunisation preventable diseases such as polio, which is now at the brink of extinction.”
“As in how does a highschool American get pussy-polio and why haven’t we been calling it pussy-polio from the get go?”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘polio’.
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Afflictions of the Realm
archaic diseases
dropsy, quinsy, tisick, measles, croup, gout, canker, teething, overlaying, mold-shot head, thrush, whooping-cough and 42 more...

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