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antitoxin

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an⋅ti⋅tox⋅in

  [an-ti-tok-sin, an-tee-]
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–noun
1. a substance, formed in the body, that counteracts a specific toxin.
2. the antibody formed in immunization with a given toxin, used in treating certain infectious diseases or in immunizing against them.
Origin:
1890–95; anti- + toxin
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an·ti·tox·in   (ān'tē-tŏk'sĭn, ān'tī-)   
n.  

  1. An antibody formed in response to and capable of neutralizing a specific toxin of biological origin.

  2. An animal or human serum containing antitoxins. It is used in medicine to prevent or treat diseases caused by the action of biological toxins, such as tetanus, botulism, and diphtheria.

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Main Entry: an·ti·tox·in
Pronunciation: "ant-i-'täk-s&n
Function: noun
: an antibody that is capable of neutralizing thespecific toxin (as a specific causative agent of disease) that stimulated its production in the body and is produced in animals for medical purposes by injection of a toxin or toxoid with the resultingserum being used to counteract the toxin in other individuals; also : an antiserum containing antitoxins
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antitoxin an·ti·tox·in (ān'tē-tŏk'sĭn)
n.

  1. An antibody formed in response to and capable of neutralizing a specific biological toxin.

  2. Serum containing antitoxins that is used to prevent or treat diseases caused by biological toxins, such as tetanus and diphtheria.

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