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im⋅mu⋅no⋅tox⋅in

  [im-yuh-noh-tok-sin, i-myoo-]
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–noun Immunology.
a monoclonal antibody linked to a toxin with the intention of destroying a specific target cell while leaving adjacent cells intact.
Origin:
immuno- + toxin
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im·mu·no·tox·in   (ĭm'yə-nō-tŏk'sĭn, ĭ-myōō'-)   
n.  A hybrid molecule formed by binding a toxin to a monoclonal antibody, used to destroy tumor cells.
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Main Entry: im·mu·no·tox·in
Pronunciation: 'im-y&-nO-"täk-s&n, im-'yü-nO-
Function: noun
: a toxin that islinked to a monoclonal antibody and that is delivered to only those cells (as cancer cells) bearing the antigen targeted by the monoclonal antibody to which it is linked
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immunotoxin im·mu·no·tox·in (ĭm'yə-nō-tŏk'sĭn, ĭ-my&oomacr;'-)
n.
A hybrid molecule formed by binding a toxin to a monoclonal antibody, used to destroy tumor cells.

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