| plant antitoxin | Antitoxin specific for a phytotoxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| Crotalus antitoxin | <herpetology> Antitoxin specific for venom of rattlesnakes (Crotalus species). (05 Mar 2000) |
| scarlet fever antitoxin | Antitoxin specific for the erythrogenic toxin of strains of group A beta-haemolytic streptococci. (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylococcus antitoxin | A preparation from native serum containing antitoxic globulins or their derivatives that specifically neutralise the lethal, skin-necrosing, and haemolytic properties of the alpha-toxin of Staphylococcus aureus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| normal antitoxin | Serum that is capable of neutralizing an equivalent quantity of a normal toxin solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| despeciated antitoxin | An antitoxic serum treated in an appropriate manner to alter the species-specific protein, so that a person sensitised to the animal protein is not likely to have a serious reaction when the antitoxin is administered. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diphtheria antitoxin | An equine antitoxin against the toxin of corynebacterium diphtheriae, used for the treatment of diphtheria. It is to be differentiated from diphtheria toxoid which is used for the prevention of diphtheria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diphtheria antitoxin unit | The antitoxin activity of 0.0628 mg standard diphtheria antitoxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tetanus antitoxin | Antitoxin specific for the toxin of Clostridium tetani. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tetanus antitoxin unit | The antitoxin activity of 0.3094 mg of standard tetanus antitoxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tetanus-perfringens antitoxin | An antitoxin prepared from animals immunised against the toxins of Clostridium tetani and C. Perfringens (C. Welchii). (05 Mar 2000) |