toxoid
- n 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
- Many get additional tetanus toxoid boosters in school or collegeand, of course, in the armed forces.
- Although tetanus (lockjaw) itself can be deadly, it can best be guarded against with a toxoid shot, which is made from killed tetanus bacteria and, unlike the antitoxin, contains .
- The material is a toxoid.