IPV

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does IPV mean? 

• IPV (noun)
  The noun IPV has 1 sense:

1. a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis

  Familiarity information: IPV used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IPV (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

IPV; Salk vaccine

Hypernyms ("IPV" is a kind of...):

poliovirus vaccine (vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis)

 Context examples 

Upon intramuscular vaccination, inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) activates the immune system to develop antibodies against polioviruses.

(Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A vaccine consisting of inactivated poliovirus (IPV) types 1,2 and 3, with active immunizing activity against poliomyelitis.

(Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)