Sabin

Sabin definition - medical

Sa·bin (sāˈbĭn), Albert Bruce 1906-1993.

American microbiologist and physician who developed a live-virus vaccine against polio (1957), replacing the killed-virus vaccine invented by Jonas Salk.
Sabin definition - medical

Sabin, Florence Rena 1871-1953.

American pioneer anatomist noted for her investigations of the lymphatic system. She was the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences (1925).

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