poliomyelitis : Idioms & Phrases


acute anterior poliomyelitis

  • noun an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
    infantile paralysis; poliomyelitis; polio.
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trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine

  • noun an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
    oral poliovirus vaccine; TOPV; OPV; Sabin vaccine.
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