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polio

noun
🔊/ˈpəʊliəʊ/
🔊/ˈpəʊliəʊ/
(also formal poliomyelitis
🔊/ˌpəʊliəʊˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/
🔊/ˌpəʊliəʊˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/
)
[uncountable]
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  1. a disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis (= loss of control or feeling in part or most of the body)脊髓灰质炎；小儿麻痹症Topics Illnessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + polio
    • have
    • contract
    • immunize somebody against
    • …
    polio + noun
    • vaccination
    • vaccine
    • virus
    • …
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