poliovirus vaccine
- noun
- /ˈpoʊliəˌvaɪrəs vækˈsiːn/
- Specialized
:
vacuna contra el poliovirus
- Children are routinely given the poliovirus vaccine as part of their immunization schedule.
Examples
-
Children should receive the poliovirus vaccine before their first birthday.
-
The poliovirus vaccine was a major breakthrough in the fight against polio.
-
After receiving the poliovirus vaccine, the risk of contracting polio is greatly reduced.
-
The poliovirus vaccine is essential for preventing polio.
-
After receiving the poliovirus vaccine, the risk of contracting polio is greatly reduced.
-
Children are routinely given the poliovirus vaccine as part of their immunization schedule.
-
The poliovirus vaccine was a major breakthrough in the fight against polio.
Synonyms
1
3.3
A vaccine made from killed polio virus given by injection to prevent polio
1
6.1
A vaccine given by mouth that uses a weak form of the virus that causes polio to prevent the disease
1
4.2
A vaccine given by injection to protect against polio
A vaccine given by mouth that has a weakened live virus to protect against polio
A medicine people take by mouth that contains weakened polio virus to protect them from polio
A medicine taken by mouth that contains three weakened live polio viruses to protect against polio
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is fully compositional: a B1 learner who knows 'poliovirus' (the virus that causes polio) and 'vaccine' (a substance inducing immunity) can infer this means a vaccine against poliovirus. The noun+noun compound pattern is regular and cross-linguistically transparent, so no idiomatic knowledge is required.
Etymology
Poliovirus vaccine names a vaccine made from the poliovirus, the germ that causes polio. Think of it as a safe, weakened copy of the virus that teaches the body to fight the disease, so you get 'immunity' and are protected from polio.