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Salk vaccine

Salk vac·cine


noun 
Definition:
 
vaccine against polio: a vaccine against poliomyelitis, containing a form of the virus causing the disease made inactive by treatment with a solution of formaldehyde.
See also  Sabin vaccine


[Mid-20th century. After Jonas Salk]
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