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antitoxin definition

anti·toxin (-täks′in)

noun

  1. a circulating antibody formed by the body, as active immunity, to act against a specific toxin
  2. a sterile solution containing an antitoxin: it is taken from the blood serum of an immunized animal or person and injected into a person to prevent a specific disease, as tetanus or diphtheria, by creating a passive immunity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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