Medical Term:
poliovirus vaccines
Definition:
- inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), an aqueous suspension of inactivated strains of poliomyelitis virus (types 1, 2, and 3) used by injection; has largely been replaced by the oral vaccine;
- oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV), an aqueous suspension of live, attenuated strains of poliomyelitis virus (types 1, 2, and 3) given orally for active immunization against poliomyelitis.
See: Salk vaccine
Synonym(s): poliomyelitis vaccines
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
