Epitoxoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Epitoxoid is a noun meaning (obsolete) A toxoid that generates less of an immune response than an original one.
Meaning
(obsolete) A toxoid that generates less of an immune response than an original one.
Example Sentences
It is, however, probable that, in cases of diphtheria, death may be warded off by the displacement of combined epitoxoids in the antidiphtheritic serum, by free diphtheria toxine from the patient's blood, and the epitoxoid so liberated, though less dangerous to life, may still be able to set up changes in the nerve structures, and so may induce paralysis.
Word Forms
- epitoxoids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include toxoid, holotoxoid, toxonosis, hypoallergen, heterotolerance, tolerogen.
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