#antitoxic
- Antitoxic — Neutralizing, blocking, or combating the harmful action of toxins, poisons, or noxious chemical substances that have entered the body. It typically applies to biological immunoglobulin sera (antitoxins), hepatic detoxification treatments, or protective equipment specially designed to nullify the lethal effect of complex chemical compounds.
- Antitoxin — A specific antibody formed in the body of a human or animal as an immune response to the introduction of a bacterial, plant, or animal toxin, having the capacity to selectively neutralize its toxic effect. In medical practice, the term also designates the injectable pharmaceutical preparation obtained from the serum of immunized animals, used as an emergency treatment in serious infectious diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, or botulism.