(ăn″tĭ-tŏk′sĭn)
[Pronunciation]

An antibody produced in response to and capable of neutralizing a specific biologic toxin such as those that cause diphtheria, gas gangrene, or tetanus.
Antitoxins are used for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes.

See: antivenin
antitoxic, (-tŏk′sĭk)
[Pronunciation]
adj.