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toxoid

toxoid

1 7.7
A harmless form of a poison made by bacteria that helps the body build protection against a disease
  • noun
  • /ˈtɒksɔɪd/
  • Specialized
: toxóide
  • All patients should receive an intramuscular dose of tetanus toxoid, unless there is documentation proving that their immunization status is up to date.
  • tetanus toxoid
  • pertussis toxoid
  • toxoid vaccine

There is no HCG hormone in tetanus toxoid vaccines.

Examples

  • For diseases caused by bacteria that release toxins, a toxoid vaccine can provide effective immunity.

  • On a positive note, 98% of women had a normal vaginal birth and 83% had received tetanus toxoid immunization.

    Academic text (2007)

  • We rarely see cases like this anymore now with toxoid and antibody inoculations.

    Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989)

  • Tetanus toxoid is a common example of a subunit vaccine.

  • There is no HCG hormone in tetanus toxoid vaccines.

    Megyn Kelly

  • For bacteria such as tetanus that cause illness through secretion of toxins, a toxoid vaccine can be the answer.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The proportion of pregnant women receiving tetanus toxoid immunization has risen substantially to 84.2% in Bangladesh.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Tetanus toxoid is a common example of a subunit vaccine that helps prevent the disease.

  • All patients should receive an intramuscular dose of tetanus toxoid to ensure proper immunization.

Synonyms

anatoxin
vstoxoid
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A changed poison from bacteria that is not harmful but makes the body build protection against the disease

is the same concept but uses a different technical name

Surface Forms

toxoid singular
toxoids plural

Morphology

toxoid = toxin (semi-transparent) = tox + oid

Formed from the poison-related base 'toxin' + the suffix '-oid' ('-like'); the general 'toxin-like' sense is clear, but the specialized biomedical meaning 'inactivated toxin used as a vaccine component' is technical and not fully predictable by a B1 learner.

Etymology

The word toxoid comes from two parts: tox- meaning 'poison', as in toxic, and -oid meaning 'like' or 'in the form of'. So a toxoid is a 'poison-like' form of a toxin that has been changed so it is not harmful but still helps the body build protection.