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toxoid

noun
tox·​oid | \ ˈtäk-ËŒsȯid How to pronounce toxoid (audio) \

Definition of toxoid

: a toxin of a pathogenic organism treated so as to destroy its toxicity but leave it capable of inducing the formation of antibodies on injection

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 Diphtheria and tetanus protection from the DTaP vaccine come from their respective toxoids. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "What Parents Need to Know About the Immunization Schedule for Kids," 26 Aug. 2019 Gangrene, an anaerobic infection, was common in war wounds, and Stewart helped developed toxoids for gangrene treatment and immunization that would later be used in World War II. — Leila Mcneill, Smithsonian, "The Woman Who Revealed the Missing Link Between Viruses and Cancer," 17 June 2019

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First Known Use of toxoid

circa 1894, in the meaning defined above

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toxoid

noun
tox·​oid | \ ˈtäk-ËŒsȯid How to pronounce toxoid (audio) \

Medical Definition of toxoid

: a toxin of a pathogenic organism treated so as to destroy its toxicity but leave it capable of inducing the formation of antibodies on injection diphtheria toxoid

— called also anatoxin

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