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SALK VACCINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
Synonyms:
IPV; Salk vaccine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Salk vaccine" is a kind of...):
poliovirus vaccine (vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis)