1. a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis; [syn: Salk vaccine, IPV]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Salk vaccine
n 1: a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus
that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to
poliomyelitis [syn: Salk vaccine, IPV]