anatoxin

anatoxin
noun
a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin
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diphtheria toxoid

Syn: ↑toxoid
Hypernyms: ↑bacterial toxin, ↑antigen

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\\ˌanəˈtäksə̇n\ noun (-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ana- + toxin

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/an'euh tok"sin/, n.
toxoid.
[1920-25; ANA- + TOXIN]

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