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SALK VACCINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Salk vaccine mean?
• SALK VACCINE (noun)
The noun SALK VACCINE has 1 sense:
1. a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
Familiarity information: SALK VACCINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("Salk vaccine" is a kind of...):
poliovirus vaccine (vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis)
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