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toxin-antitoxin

[tok-sin-an-ti-tok-sin, -an-tee-, -an-ti-tok-sin, -an-tee-]
noun Immunology.
  1. a mixture of toxin and antitoxin, formerly used to induce active immunity against certain diseases, especially diphtheria.

Origin of toxin-antitoxin

First recorded in 1900–05
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British Dictionary definitions for toxin-antitoxin

toxin-antitoxin

noun
  1. a mixture of a specific toxin and antitoxin. The diphtheria toxin-antitoxin was formerly used in the US for active immunization
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toxin-antitoxin in Medicine

toxin-antitoxin

n.
  1. A mixture of a toxin and its antitoxin with a slight excess of toxin, formerly used as a vaccine.
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