Salk

[ sawk, sawlk ]

noun

1. Jonas E(dward), 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.

Salk

/ sɔːlk /

noun

1. SalkJonas Edward19141995MUSSCIENCE: virologist Jonas Edward. 1914–95, US virologist: developed an injected vaccine against poliomyelitis (1954)

Salk

/ sôlk /

1. American microbiologist who in 1954 developed the first effective vaccine against polio, using an inactivated form of the virus. Salk's vaccine, which was administered by injection, was widely used until 1959 when Albert Sabin introduced an orally administered vaccine derived from a live form of the virus.

Example Sentences

(The Sabin versus Salk debate is one of the great arguments in modern medical history and will not be recapitulated here).

From The Daily Beast

As Jonas Salk once said, when asked about patenting the polio vaccine: Can you patent the sun, too?

From The Daily Beast

If it worked out, he'd be one of the great names in medicine; like Jenner, Pasteur, and Salk.

From Project Gutenberg