: a polio vaccine that contains three serotypes of poliovirus in a weakened, live state and is administered orally compare salk vaccine
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Sabin vaccine
noun
Sa·bin vaccine
ˈsā-bin- 
: a polio vaccine that is taken by mouth and contains the three serotypes of poliovirus in a weakened, live state
called also Sabin oral vaccine
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