Definitions for sabin vaccine
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Sa′bin vaccine′(n.)
an orally administered vaccine of live viruses for immunization against poliomyelitis.
Category: Immunology
Origin of Sabin vaccine:
1960–65; after A. B. Sabin
Princeton's WordNet
Sabin vaccine, oral poliovirus vaccine, OPV, trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine, TOPV(noun)
an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
Wiktionary
Sabin vaccine(Noun)
A polio vaccine that is taken by mouth, and contains the three serotypes of polio in a weakened live state.
Origin: After Albert Bruce Sabin, an American immunologist.
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