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Noun: toxoid  'tók,soyd
  1. A bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin
    "diphtheria toxoid";
    - anatoxin

Derived forms: toxoids

Type of: antigen, bacterial toxin

Encyclopedia: Toxoid

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