Salk vaccine

/sɔlk vækˌsin/
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Definitions of Salk vaccine
  1. noun
    a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
    synonyms: IPV
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    type of:
    poliovirus vaccine
    vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
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