(ant‵i-tok'sĭn )

[ anti- + toxin ]

An antibody that is produced in response to a specific biologic toxin, e.g., Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which causes diphtheria, and is capable of neutralizing it. Antitoxins are used for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes.

SEE: antivenin.

antitoxic,

(-tok'sik )