Meaning
polio
- Poliomyelitis; an acute infectious viral disease that can cause paralysis.
In a sentence
La campagna di vaccinazione ha quasi eliminato la polio.
The vaccination campaign has nearly eradicated polio.
In passato la polio colpiva soprattutto i bambini piccoli.
In the past, polio mainly affected young children.
Esiste una cura efficace contro la polio?
Is there an effective cure for polio?
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| polio | feminine · singular |
| polio | feminine · plural |
| polio | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Feminine in Italian (short for 'poliomielite'); invariable in the plural.