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poliovirus vaccine
(redirected from Polio vaccine)

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Noun1.poliovirus vaccine - vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
OPV, oral poliovirus vaccine, Sabin vaccine, TOPV, trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine - an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
IPV, Salk vaccine - a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
vaccine, vaccinum - immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
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