Poliomyelitis

Synonyms of poliomyelitis

• infantile paralysis
• polio

Collocations of poliomyelitis

poliomyelitis vaccine

Frequency: 80 %

The poliomyelitis vaccine has greatly reduced the incidence of the disease.

paralytic poliomyelitis

Frequency: 70 %

Severe cases of poliomyelitis can result in paralytic symptoms.

acute poliomyelitis

Frequency: 65 %

The patient presented with symptoms of acute poliomyelitis.

post-polio syndrome

Frequency: 50 %

Some individuals who had poliomyelitis as children may develop post-polio syndrome later in life.

iron lung poliomyelitis

Frequency: 40 %

During the poliomyelitis epidemic, many patients required the use of iron lung machines to help them breathe.

Idiomatic Expressions for poliomyelitis

• Phrase: polio epidemic
  Meaning: a widespread occurrence of poliomyelitis cases in a specific region or time period
  Usage: The country struggled to control the polio epidemic that affected thousands of children.