Antitoxin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antitoxin is a noun meaning (medicine) A medicine able to neutralize a toxin.
Meaning
(medicine) A medicine able to neutralize a toxin.
More Meanings
- (medicine) An antibody capable of neutralizing specific toxins.
Example Sentences
Through the needle-hole thus stained with dye it was possible to "superinject" antitoxin, using a slightly wider needle avoid back leak along the old needle track, and thus to ensure a distribution of both toxin and antitoxin solutions from the same point the skin.
These albuminous substances, whether found as normal products or created artificially in the blood, are distinguished as antitoxins, protective proteïds, vaccines, or alexines; physiologically they have been divided into sozines, those found in animals naturally immune, and phylaxines, those found in animals which by subcutaneous injections have artificially been made immune.
Word Forms
- antitoxins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include toxin, serum, tetanus, diphtheria, gangrene, floccules.
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