Antitoxin
a substance, formed in the body, that counteracts a specific .
the antibody formed in immunization with a given , used in treating certain infectious diseases or in immunizing against them.
historical examples
the laboratories of the board of health prepare this ant-toxin and supply it fresh for public use.
a civic biology george william hunter
meanwhile the bacteriologists are steadily at work on a vaccine or ant-toxin.
preventable diseases woods hutchinson
the night we discovered the hamilton ant-toxin, the night that made the baker inst-tute famous!
why marry? jesse lynch williams
rashes are produced in about one-third of the cases, and are attributable to the ant-toxin.
experiments on animals stephen paget
the use of ant-toxin, which prevents annually many thousands of deaths from diphtheria, does not help us in many other diseases.
proceedings of the second national conservation congress various
nearly the same thing might be said of ant-toxin for diphtheria.
essays in pastoral medicine austin malley
this ant-toxin should be administered only by a competent veterinarian.
special report on diseases of the horse united states department of agriculture
the bacillus remains after the use of ant-toxin just as if ant-toxin had not been used.
essays in pastoral medicine austin malley
the preventive use of the ant-toxin has, of course, a very limited range outside veterinary surgery.
experiments on animals stephen paget
why, mr. baker is tickled to death about the hamilton ant-toxin.
why marry? jesse lynch williams
noun
an antibody that neutralizes a toxin
blood serum that contains a specific antibody
n.
“substance neutralizing poisons,” 1892, from anti- + toxin. coined in 1890 by german bacteriologist emil von behring (1854-1917). ant-toxic in this sense is from 1860.
ant-toxin an·ti·tox·in (ān’tē-tŏk’sĭn)
n.
an antibody formed in response to and capable of neutralizing a specific biological toxin.
serum containing ant-toxins that is used to prevent or treat diseases caused by biological toxins, such as tet-n-s and diphtheria.
ant-toxin
(ān’tē-tŏk’sĭn, ān’tī-)
an antibody formed in response to and capable of neutralizing a specific toxin of biological origin. compare toxin.
an animal or human serum containing ant-toxins, used to prevent or treat diseases caused by biological toxins, such as tet-n-s, botulism, and diphtheria.
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