Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An oral poliomyelitis vaccine consisting of live attenuated polioviruses.
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- noun A
polio vaccine that is taken bymouth , and contains thethree serotypes ofpolio in aweakened live state.
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- noun an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Albert Bruce Sabin.]
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After Albert Bruce Sabin, an American immunologist.
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