oral poliovirus vaccine
- noun
- /ˈɔrəl ˈpoʊliəˌvaɪrəs vækˈsiːn/
- Specialized
- The oral poliovirus vaccine played a crucial role in reducing polio cases worldwide.
Examples
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Some countries have switched from the oral poliovirus vaccine to the inactivated version for safety reasons.
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Many countries use the oral poliovirus vaccine to immunize children.
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Health officials distributed the oral poliovirus vaccine during a national immunization campaign.
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The oral poliovirus vaccine is crucial for preventing polio.
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Health officials distributed the oral poliovirus vaccine during a national immunization campaign.
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Many countries use the oral poliovirus vaccine to immunize children against poliomyelitis.
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The oral poliovirus vaccine played a crucial role in reducing polio cases worldwide.
Synonyms
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A vaccine given by mouth that uses a weak form of the virus that causes polio to prevent the disease
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A vaccine given by mouth that has a weakened live virus to protect against polio
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A shot that protects people from polio
A medicine taken by mouth that contains three weakened live polio viruses to protect against polio
Surface Forms
Morphology
oral + poliovirus + vaccine
The phrase is fully compositional: 'oral' = by mouth, 'poliovirus' = the virus that causes polio, and 'vaccine' = a substance inducing immunity, so together it denotes a vaccine against poliovirus given by mouth. This straightforward noun-noun-adjective combination follows normal English formation and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Oral poliovirus vaccine shows what it is: a vaccine against the poliovirus given oral, meaning 'by mouth'. It contains a 'weakened' form of the virus so the body learns to fight polio and gets 'protection', which is why it prevents the disease.