poliovirus en · NOUN
Etymology
From polio + virus, the first element shortened from poliomyelitis.
Meanings
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A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis.
By now Jameson, a victim of polio, was confined to a wheelchair; most likely he'd contracted the poliovirus from an East German defector whom he interrogated in 1955.
2015, Rosemary Sullivan, Stalin's Daughter, →ISBN, page 299:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| polioviruses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonpoliovirus · antipoliovirus · poliovirion
Translations (6)
es poliovirus (human enterovirus) · ja ポリオウイルス (human enterovirus) · et polioviirus (human enterovirus) · de Poliovirus (human enterovirus) · ko 폴리오바이러스 (human enterovirus) · fi poliovirus (human enterovirus)