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OPV

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does OPV mean? 

OPV (noun)
  The noun OPV has 1 sense:

1. an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitisplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


OPV (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

OPV; oral poliovirus vaccine; Sabin vaccine; TOPV; trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine

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

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


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