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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

• SALK VACCINE (noun)

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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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