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From polio + virus, the first element shortened from poliomyelitis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
poliovirus
Today it means: A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis. Full definition →
Today it means: A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis. Full definition →
From polio + virus, the first element shortened from poliomyelitis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.