ANTITOXIN


Meaning of ANTITOXIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌan-ti-ˈtäk-sən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1890

: an antibody that is capable of neutralizing the specific 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 resulting serum being used to counteract the toxin in other individuals ; also : an antiserum containing antitoxins

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