oral poliovirus vaccine

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oral poliovirus vaccine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  oral poliovirus vaccine
      n 1: an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus)
           that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis [syn:
           Sabin vaccine, oral poliovirus vaccine, OPV,
           trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine, TOPV]