Sabin Vaccine Definition

noun
An oral poliomyelitis vaccine consisting of live attenuated polioviruses.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
  • TOPV
  • trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine
  • opv
  • oral poliovirus vaccine

Other Word Forms of Sabin Vaccine

Noun

Singular:
Sabin vaccine
Plural:
sabin-vaccines

Origin of Sabin Vaccine

  • After Albert Bruce Sabin, an American immunologist.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Albert Bruce Sabin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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