antitoxin

Other forms: antitoxins

Definitions of antitoxin

1. noun

   an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
   types:

   antivenene, antivenin

   an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal

   tetanus antitoxin

   antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus

   type of:

   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