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postpolio syndrome

postpolio syndrome noun: a condition, involving fatigue and muscular pain and weakness, affecting some individuals who have previously contracted poliomyelitis.

Noun

postpolio syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A condition, involving fatigue and muscular pain and weakness, affecting some individuals who have previously contracted poliomyelitis.

Questions about postpolio syndrome

What does postpolio syndrome mean?
Postpolio syndrome means a condition, involving fatigue and muscular pain and weakness, affecting some individuals who have previously contracted poliomyelitis.
What part of speech is postpolio syndrome?
Postpolio syndrome is a noun.

Words near postpolio syndrome in the dictionary

  1. postplaying
  2. postpliocene
  3. postpneumonectomy
  4. postpneumonic
  5. postpolio
  6. postpolio syndrome
  7. postpoliomyelitis
  8. postpolitical
  9. postpollination
  10. postpolymerization
  11. postpolysomal

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