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# poliomyelitis

noun (poliomyelitis, uncountable); usually called polio

«poliomyelitis» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the nerves and can cause paralysis, especially in children. It can be prevented by a vaccine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poliomyelitis/#m1)

### In the lessons

In history and health lessons, polio once paralysed many thousands of children each year. Vaccines developed by Jonas Salk (1955) and Albert Sabin made it rare; the world has almost wiped it out. Franklin D. Roosevelt, a US president, had polio.

### Examples

- Poliomyelitis is usually called polio. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poliomyelitis/#x1)
- The polio vaccine has saved millions of children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poliomyelitis/#x2)
- Jonas Salk made the first polio vaccine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poliomyelitis/#x3)
- Poliomyelitis can cause paralysis in the legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poliomyelitis/#x4)
- Today polio is very rare thanks to vaccination. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poliomyelitis/#x5)
- President Roosevelt used a wheelchair after he had polio. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poliomyelitis/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Pronounced "poh-lee-oh-my-uh-LIE-tis". Short form: polio. "Myelitis" means swelling of the spinal cord.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «poliomyelitis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poliomyelitis/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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