Salk vaccine


Salk vaccine

noun \ˈsk-, ˈslk-\

Definition of SALK VACCINE

: a vaccine consisting of poliomyelitis virus inactivated with formaldehyde

Origin of SALK VACCINE

Jonas Salk
First Known Use: 1954

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