poliovirus
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poliovirus
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From polio + virus, the first element shortened from poliomyelitis.
noun polioviruses
- 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.
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noun human enterovirus
| Español | poliovirus |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폴리오바이러스 polliobaireoseu |
| 日本語 | ポリオウイルス poriouirusu |
| Deutsch | Poliovirus |
Talk about this word "poliovirus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poliovirus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. poliovirus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poliovirus "poliovirus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poliovirus.Cite this
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title = {poliovirus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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