toxoid
IPA: tɑksɔɪd
noun
- A toxin that has had its toxic properties removed, but retains its ability to generate an immune response.
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Examples of "toxoid" in Sentences
- Medicinally it is used as adsorbent for toxoid.
- She needs a tetanus toxoid vaccination immediately.
- If possible, give her a tetanus toxoid vaccination.
- A mutant who accompanied Toxoid in an invisibility battle.
- Tetanus can be prevented by vaccination with tetanus toxoid.
- The antigenic value of toxoid precipitated by potassium alum.
- Diphtheria Toxoid was chosen for low cost vaccine production.
- Examples of toxoid based vaccines include tetanus and diphtheria.
- Tetanus toxoid would come into use, just a short time later in 1887.
- Extra info: Diphtheria toxoid vaccine should be taken every 10 years.
- However, the effect of tetanus toxoid was well preserved in clinical trials.
- Purify a toxin produced by the bacteria (toxoid vaccine), e.g., diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis
- Pregnant women were also given tetanus toxoid to prevent neonatal tetanus in their soon to be born babies.
- Once injected, the toxoid causes an immune response to the toxin, but, unlike the toxin, doesn't cause disease.
- Once injected, the toxoid elicits an immune response against the toxin, but, unlike the toxin, doesn't cause disease.
- Several vaccines are made by taking toxins and inactivating them with a chemical (the toxin, once inactivated, is called a toxoid).
- The new vaccine drug was composed of tetanus toxoid and a lower concentration of diphtheria toxoid, as opposed to diphtheria found in the TD.
- Secondly, almost as an aside to his study of the staphylococcal toxin, Burnet made observations of the antibody response of rabbits to injections of the toxoid.
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