Poliovirus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Poliovirus is a noun meaning A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis.
Meaning
A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- polioviruses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include virus, polio, poliomyelitis, poliomavirus, poliovirion, echovirus.
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