tox·oid

(tŏk′soid′)

A substance that has been treated to destroy its toxic properties but retains the capacity to stimulate production of antitoxins, used in immunization.

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toxoid

(ˈtɒksɔɪd)

(Medicine) a toxin that has been treated to reduce its toxicity and is used in immunization to stimulate production of antitoxins

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tox•oid

(ˈtɒk sɔɪd)
n.

a bacterial toxin rendered harmless by chemicals and used for inducing immunity.

[1890–95]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

toxoid - 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

bacterial toxin - any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells

antigen - any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)

Translations

tox·oid

n. toxoide, toxina desprovista de toxicidad que al introducirse en el organismo causa la formación de anticuerpos;

a. toxoide, de naturaleza tóxica o venenosa;

diphtheria ___ → ___ diftérico;

tetanus ___ → ___ tetánico.

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toxoid

n toxoide m; diphtheria — toxoide diftérico; tetanus — toxoide tetánico

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ACIP also clarified the poliovirus vaccination schedule that should be used with the combination vaccine DTaP-IPV/Hib (Pentacel), which contains diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed, IPV, and Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate (tetanus toxoid conjugate).

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However, tetanus toxoid is one of our safest and most effective immunizing agents.

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A new tool is now available to assist in controlling pertussis: the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap).

Immunization update: latest recommendations from the CDC: Provisional recommendations for the varicella zoster vaccine, plus pertussis, hepatitis B, HPV, and rotavirus

In June 2005, a vaccine containing acellular pertussis antigens, tetanus toxoid, and reduced diphtheria toxoid (Tdap) was licensed for use in persons aged 11-64 years.

Pertussis prevention

Safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of a tetravalent meningococcal polysaccharide-diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine given to healthy adults.

Neisseria meningitidis endotoxin and capsule transmission by transplantation

Those of us who were immunized in infancy received a triple vaccine, DPT, containing diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus toxoid. If first immunized in military service, we were given Td, a dual vaccine that omits the pertussis toxoid and contains a smaller amount of diphtheria toxoid, which can cause adverse reactions in adults.

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The technique uses a part of the Haemophilus bacterium that would normally stimulate only a weak immune response (a "hapten') and links it to a potent immune system stimulant, or "carrier' --in this case a protein component of diphtheria toxoid. The resulting antibody response is rich in Haemophilus-specific "memory cells' that enable infants to mount an amplified attack against the bacteria.

New vaccine aids infants