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Sabin vaccine

Sabin vaccine noun: a polio vaccine that is taken by mouth, and contains the three serotypes of polio in a weakened live state.

Noun

Sabin vaccine (plural Sabin vaccines)

  1. A polio vaccine that is taken by mouth, and contains the three serotypes of polio in a weakened live state.

Forms of Sabin vaccine

pluralSabin vaccines

Origin of Sabin vaccine

After Albert Bruce Sabin, an American immunologist.

Questions about Sabin vaccine

What does Sabin vaccine mean?
Sabin vaccine means a polio vaccine that is taken by mouth, and contains the three serotypes of polio in a weakened live state.
What part of speech is Sabin vaccine?
Sabin vaccine is a noun.
What is the plural of Sabin vaccine?
The plural of Sabin vaccine is Sabin vaccines.

Words near Sabin vaccine in the dictionary

  1. sabil
  2. Sabillon
  3. Sabillons
  4. sabils
  5. sabin
  6. Sabin vaccine
  7. Sabin vaccines
  8. Sabina
  9. sabinaite
  10. Sabinas brittle hair syndrome
  11. Sabinas syndrome

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