noun
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an antibody that neutralizes a toxin
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blood serum that contains a specific antibody
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An antibody formed in response to and capable of neutralizing a specific toxin of biological origin.
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Compare toxin
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An animal or human serum containing antitoxins, used to prevent or treat diseases caused by biological toxins, such as tetanus, botulism, and diphtheria.
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There is an antitoxin that doctors can give.
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024
WHO purchases antitoxin, made in horses, from just two companies, and supply has been problematic for a decade.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 20, 2023
As diphtheria - a serious and sometimes fatal bacterial infection - spread among Nome's people, its port was icebound, meaning antitoxin would have to be delivered overland.
From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2023
In February 1925, in the midst of a diphtheria outbreak, a relay of sled dog teams delivered an emergency supply of antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, which had been isolated by snow.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023
If they have once committed themselves to the expression of the opinion that antitoxin is of no value, then no amount of evidence will succeed in changing their opinion.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
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