Salk

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  • Noun:
    United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914)

Word Origin

Salk
in reference to vaccine against poliomyelitis, 1954, from U.S. virologist Jonas Edward Salk (1914-1995), who developed it.

Example

1. Jonas salk found a new method of teaching music .
2. Jonas salk , who invented the cure for polio .
3. That was it , the entire body of jonas salk 's art work .
4. Given the chance to bring back jonas salk , would it be moral not to fly ?
5. He will continue to run his salk institute lab where he studies gene therapy , cancer genetics , and inflammation .

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