Antitoxin

Definitions

1. A medicine able to neutralize a toxin.
   countable, uncountable
2. An antibody capable of neutralizing specific toxins.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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