1) Antibody 2) Immunity offerer 3) Neutralizer of a sort 4) Shot in the arm
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1) Antivenene 2) Antivenin 3) Serum
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An antitoxin is an antibody with the ability to neutralize a specific toxin. Antitoxins are produced by certain animals, plants, and bacteria. Although they are most effective in neutralizing toxins, they can kill bacteria and other microorganisms. Antitoxins are made within organisms, but can be injected into other organisms, including humans. Th...
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• (n.) Alt. of Antitoxine
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a purified antiserum from animals (usually horses) immunized by injections of a toxin or toxoid, administered as a passive immunizing agent to neutralize a specific bacterial toxin, e.g., botulinus, tetanus or diphtheria.
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antibody, formed in the body by the introduction of a bacterial poison, or toxin, and capable of neutralizing the toxin. People who have recovered ... [4 related articles]
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<protein> A purified antiserum from animals (usually horses) immunised by injections of a toxin or toxoid, administered as a passive immunising agent to neutralise a specific bacterial toxin, for example, botulinus, tetanus or diphtheria. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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An antibody reacting with a toxin, eg. anti-cholera toxinantibody.
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A substance that acts against specific toxins it produced by the body and
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Type: Term Pronunciation: an′tē-tok′sin Definitions: 1. Antibody formed in response to antigenic poisonous substances of biologic origin, such as bacterial exotoxins (those elaborated by Clostridium tetani or Corynebacterium diphtheriae), phytotoxins, and zootoxins; in general usage, antitoxin refers to whole, or globulin fraction ...
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Antitoxin: An antibody capable of destroying microorganisms including viruses and bacteria. An antitoxin provides passive immunity. For example, if a child gets whooping cough (diphtheria), an antitoxin prepared in horses against diphtheria may be useful in treatment. The antitoxin can only be of short-term value because the antibodies against diph...
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An antitoxin is a substance having the effect of counteracting poison in the animal system, especially of counteracting toxins, or poisonous matters present in the system in some serious disease. During the 19th century it was discovered that by introducing a toxin in gradually increasing doses into the blood of an animal susceptible to it, a blood...
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n] - an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
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A solution of antibodies against a toxin. Antitoxin can be derived from either human (e.g., tetanus immune globulin) or animal (usually equine) sources (e.g., diphtheria and botulism antitoxin). Antitoxins are used to confer passive immunity and for treatment.
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Antibodies capable of destroying microorganisms including viruses and
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A chemical made by white blood cells to neutralize toxins (poisons)
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noun an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
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Antitoxin is a solution of antibodies derived from the serum of animals immunised with specific antigens (eg diphtheria antitoxin) used to achieve passive immunity or for treatment.
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a substance, formed in the body, that counteracts a specific toxin. · the antibody formed in immunization with a given toxin, used in treating certain infectious diseases or in immunizing against them.
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