antitoxin
noun
an·ti·tox·in
ˌan-ti-ˈtäk-sən 
: an antibody that is capable of neutralizing the specific toxin (such as a specific causative agent of disease) that stimulated its production in the body and is produced in animals for medical purposes by injection of a toxin or toxoid with the resulting serum being used to counteract the toxin in other individuals
also
: an antiserum containing antitoxins
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The family member’s information is what led Nelson’s team to step in and help authorize giving the woman botulinum antitoxin to prevent the poison from causing further damage.
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 11 July 2024
Four of them showed symptoms consistent with the possible spread of toxin beyond the injection site and had to be treated with botulism antitoxin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
Nine were hospitalized and four were treated with botulism antitoxin because of concerns the botulinum toxin could have spread beyond the injection site.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
In other words, a book that could be a personal antitoxin against the current moment.
—New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 11 July 2024
Four of them showed symptoms consistent with the possible spread of toxin beyond the injection site and had to be treated with botulism antitoxin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
Nine were hospitalized and four were treated with botulism antitoxin because of concerns the botulinum toxin could have spread beyond the injection site.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
In other words, a book that could be a personal antitoxin against the current moment.
—New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
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“Antitoxin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antitoxin. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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antitoxin
noun
an·ti·tox·in
ˌant-i-ˈtäk-sən
: an antibody that is formed in response to a foreign and usually poisonous substance introduced into the body and that can often be produced in animals for use in treating human diseases (as tetanus)
antitoxic
adjective
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antitoxin
noun
an·ti·tox·in
ˌant-i-ˈtäk-sən
: an antibody that is capable of neutralizing the specific toxin (as a specific causative agent of disease) that stimulated its production in the body and is produced in animals for medical purposes by injection of a toxin or toxoid with the resulting serum being used to counteract the toxin in other individuals
also
: an antiserum containing antitoxins
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