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Toxoid Moderate

Toxoid has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
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"

2

A toxin that has had its toxic properties removed, but retains its ability to generate an immune response.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bacterial toxin antigen
Rhyming Words
oid boid ooid coid noid poid foid roid loid void doid zoid groid geoid booid avoid axoid aloid ploid pooid
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