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单词 toxoid
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toxoid

[ tok-soid ]
/ ˈtɒk sɔɪd /
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noun

a toxin rendered nontoxic by treatment with chemical agents or by physical means and used for administration into the body in order to produce specific immunity by stimulating the production of antibodies.
Also called anatoxin.

Origin of toxoid

First recorded in 1890–95; tox(in) + -oid

Words nearby toxoid

toxins, toxipathic, toxiphobia, toxo-, toxocariasis, toxoid, toxophil, toxophilite, toxophore, toxoplasma, Toxoplasma gondii
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Example sentences from the Web for toxoid

  • A toxin which has lost its poisonous property, its toxophore group, is spoken of as a toxoid.

    The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey

British Dictionary definitions for toxoid

toxoid
/ (ˈtɒksɔɪd) /

noun

a toxin that has been treated to reduce its toxicity and is used in immunization to stimulate production of antitoxins
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for toxoid

toxoid
[ tŏksoid′ ]

n.

A substance that has been treated to destroy its toxic properties but that retains the capacity to stimulate production of antitoxins, used in immunization.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for toxoid

toxoid
[ tŏksoid′ ]

A substance that is normally toxic but has been treated to destroy its toxic properties without eliminating its capacity to stimulate the production of antitoxins by the immune system.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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