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noun
A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the virus causing poliomyelitis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: enterovirus
History
From polio + virus, the first element shortened from poliomyelitis.
Across languages
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