Synonyms for antitoxin


Grammar : Noun
Spell : an-ti-tok-sin, an-tee-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæn tɪˈtɒk sɪn, ˌæn ti-

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Définition of antitoxin

Origin :
  • "substance neutralizing poisons," 1892, from anti- + toxin. Coined in 1890 by German bacteriologist Emil von Behring (1854-1917). Antitoxic in this sense is from 1860.
  • noun agent for negating the effect of an infection or poison
Example sentences :
  • If we wait until the disease develops, the antitoxin is of no value.
  • Extract from : « Health on the Farm » by H. F. Harris
  • This antitoxin should be administered only by a competent veterinarian.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
  • Meanwhile the bacteriologists are steadily at work on a vaccine or antitoxin.
  • Extract from : « Preventable Diseases » by Woods Hutchinson
  • We have no antitoxin and no bacteriologic means of positive diagnosis.
  • Extract from : « Preventable Diseases » by Woods Hutchinson
  • The antitoxin has been found, and it is applied successfully.
  • Extract from : « The Battle with the Slum » by Jacob A. Riis.
  • Rashes are produced in about one-third of the cases, and are attributable to the antitoxin.
  • Extract from : « Experiments on Animals » by Stephen Paget
  • Take a thousand cases now, treated with antitoxin; how many of them die?
  • Extract from : « Experiments on Animals » by Stephen Paget
  • Nearly the same thing might be said of antitoxin for diphtheria.
  • Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley
  • The bacillus remains after the use of antitoxin just as if antitoxin had not been used.
  • Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley
  • And in three minutes he had given all four an antitoxin injection.
  • Extract from : « The Doctor » by Ralph Connor

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