poliovirus

/ˈpoʊlioʊˌvaɪrəs/ /ˈpɑlioʊˌvaɪrəs/

Meanings

noun

A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis.

Examples :

"The poliovirus can cause paralysis if it infects the nervous system. "

Related Words

infects verb

/ɪnˈfɛkts/

To bring into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen).

"Not everyone will be infected when an epidemic strikes."

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

cause noun

/kɔːz/ /kɔz/

(often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

"They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding."

human noun

/ˈhjuː.mən/ /ˈ(h)juː.mən/ /ˈ(h)ju.mən/

A human being, whether man, woman or child.

"Humans share common ancestors with other apes."

nervous adjective

/ˈnɜːvəs/ /ˈnɝːvəs/

Of sinews and tendons.

"The dancer's nervous muscles tensed before her performance. "

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

enterovirus noun

/ˌɛn.tə.roʊˈvaɪ.rəs/

Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract

"The daycare center had to close for a week because several children were sick with an enterovirus that caused stomach problems. "

causes noun

/ˈkɑzɪz/ /ˈkɔːzɪz/ /ˈkɔzɪz/

(often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

"They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding."

paralysis noun

/pəˈɹæləsəs/

The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.

"After the accident, the athlete suffered paralysis in his left leg. "

system noun

/ˈsɪstəm/

A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.

"There are eight planets in the solar system."

poliomyelitis noun

/ˈpəʊlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/

Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

"Before the vaccine, poliomyelitis caused paralysis in many children, leaving them unable to walk. "