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polio¹

  • /ˈpəʊljəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈpoʊlioʊ/ US
  • /-ljoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊljəʊ

Where it comes from

First element of polio(myelitis).

noun polios

  1. abbreviation, uncountable Abbreviation of poliomyelitis
  2. countable, informal A person who has poliomyelitis. They don't need social service workers running back and forth every month or two to see if the polios are playing stickball in the street because they never will.

Polio²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish Polio. This surname is mostly found in El Salvador.

proper noun Polios

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: infantile paralysis, poliomyelitis, myelitis, paralysis, paralytic, disease, poliovirus, wild, crippling, infantile, retard, heine-medin disease, acute poliomyelitis, paralytic poliomyelitis, nonparalytic poliomyelitis, abortive poliomyelitis

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MLA

"polio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/polio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

polio. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/polio

Chicago

"polio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/polio.

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@misc{polio_2026,
  title = {polio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}