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Definition of Antitoxin

1. Noun. An antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin.

Definition of Antitoxin

1. n. A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria.

Definition of Antitoxin

1. Noun. An antibody that is capable of neutralising specific toxins that are causative agents of disease. ¹

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Definition of Antitoxin

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Medical Definition of Antitoxin

1. A purified antiserum from animals (usually horses) immunised by injections of a toxin or toxoid, administered as a passive immunising agent to neutralise a specific bacterial toxin, for example, botulinus, tetanus or diphtheria. A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria. Origin: Pref. Anti- + toxin. (01 Mar 1998)

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