- bacterial antitoxin
- Bakterienantitoxin n, Bakteriengegengift n
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
antitoxin — /an ti tok sin, an tee /, n. 1. a substance, formed in the body, that counteracts a specific toxin. 2. the antibody formed in immunization with a given toxin, used in treating certain infectious diseases or in immunizing against them. [1890 95;… … Universalium
Antitoxin — An antibody capable of destroying microorganisms including viruses and bacteria. An antitoxin provides passive immunity. For example, if a child gets whooping cough (diphtheria), an antitoxin prepared in horses against diphtheria may be useful in … Medical dictionary
antitoxin — (an tī tok sin) An antibody to a microbial toxin, usually a bacterial exotoxin, that combines specifically with the toxin, in vivo and in vitro, neutralizing the toxin … Dictionary of microbiology
equine antitoxin — an antitoxin derived from the blood of healthy horses that have been immunized against a specific bacterial toxin … Medical dictionary
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diphtheria — /dif thear ee euh, dip /, n. Pathol. a febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, esp. the throat. [1850 55; < NL < F diphthérie < Gk … Universalium
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