Meaning | An antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin. |
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Narrower | antivenin, antivenene | An antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal |
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tetanus antitoxin | antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus |
Broader | antibody | Any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response |
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Spanish | antitoxina |
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Catalan | antitoxina |
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Adjectives | antitoxic | counteracting a toxin or poison |
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