Definition
A substance, usually containing antibodies, that neutralizes a specific poison or toxin produced by a pathogen or other source.
Etymology
From anti- (against) + toxin (from French, from Latin toxicum). Medical term coined in the late 1800s when scientists discovered that antibodies could neutralize bacterial poisons.
Kelly Says
Antitoxins were one of medicine's first great triumphs—before antibiotics existed, purifying these miracle substances from animal blood was how doctors saved children from diphtheria and tetanus toxins that would otherwise be fatal!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንቲ毒素
an-ti-do-ku-so
ARالعربية
مضاد السم
mu-dhaad as-sam
BNবাংলা
প্রতিবিষ
pro-ti-vish
CACatalà
antitoxina
an-ti-toks-i-na
CSČeština
antitoxin
an-ti-toks-in
DADansk
antitoxin
an-ti-toks-in
DEDeutsch
Antitoxin
an-ti-toks-in
ELΕλληνικά
αντιτοξίνη
an-ti-to-ksi-ni
ESEspañol
antitoxina
an-ti-to-xi-na
FISuomi
antitoksiini
an-ti-toks-ii-ni
FRFrançais
antitoxine
an-ti-toks-in
GUGU
પ્રતિકૂળ
pra-tee-kool
HEעברית
נוגד-毒
no-gad-tok
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिविष
pra-ti-vish
HUMagyar
antitoxin
an-ti-toks-in
IDBahasa Indonesia
antitoksik
an-ti-tok-sik
IGIG
ihe n'eche
ee-he n'e-che
ITItaliano
antitossina
an-ti-toss-i-na
KKKK
қайшылық
kay-shy-lyq
KMKM
អន្តរវិវាទ
an-tra-wi-vaad
MRMR
विरोधाभास
vi-roh-dha-a-baas
MSBahasa Melayu
antitoksik
an-ti-tok-sik
MYမြန်မာ
ပြင်းလဲ
pyin-lin-e
NLNederlands
antitoxine
an-ti-toks-i-ne
NONorsk
antitoxin
an-ti-toks-in
PLPolski
antytoksyna
an-ti-toks-i-na
PTPortuguês
antitoxina
an-ti-to-xi-na
RORomână
antitoxina
an-ti-toks-i-na
RUРусский
антитез
an-ti-tez
SVSvenska
antitoxin
an-ti-toks-in
SWKiswahili
antitoksi
an-ti-toks-i
TAதமிழ்
விருத்தி
vi-ruth-thi
TEతెలుగు
విరోధం
vi-roh-dha-m
THไทย
สารต้านพิษ
sa-ran-taan-pit
TLTL
antitoksik
an-ti-tok-sik
TRTürkçe
antitoksik
an-ti-tok-sik
UKУкраїнська
антитез
an-ti-tez
URاردو
مضاد زهر
mu-dhaad zah-ar
VITiếng Việt
chất chống độc
chat chong doc
YOYO
agbalagba
ag-ba-la-gba
ZUZU
izithathe
ee-zi-tha-the