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poliovirus

poliovirus noun: a human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis.

Noun

poliovirus (plural polioviruses)

  1. A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis.
    • 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 1955.2015, Rosemary Sullivan, Stalin's Daughter, →ISBN, page 299

poliovirus meaning in Tamil

poliovirus in Tamil

போலியோ அதிநுண்ணுயிர்

Forms of poliovirus

pluralpolioviruses

Origin of poliovirus

From polio + virus, the first element shortened from poliomyelitis.

Words formed from poliovirus

Questions about poliovirus

What does poliovirus mean?
Poliovirus means a human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis.
What is poliovirus in Tamil?
Poliovirus in Tamil is போலியோ அதிநுண்ணுயிர். See Poliovirus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is poliovirus?
Poliovirus is a noun.
What is the plural of poliovirus?
The plural of poliovirus is polioviruses.

Words near poliovirus in the dictionary

  1. poliothyrsoside
  2. polioviral
  3. poliovirion
  4. poliovirions
  5. poliovirology
  6. poliovirus
  7. polioviruses
  8. poliphagous
  9. poliplicate
  10. Poliquin
  11. Poliquins

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