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The word metastasis was first recorded in the 1580s from a combination of the Greek prefix or preposition meta” (change, alteration, but mostly concerned with the result of the change) and stasis” (a state of equilibrium or standing). Thus, metastasis refers to both a process and the outcome of that process.

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-tox-, root.

-tox- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "poison.'' This meaning is found in such words as: antitoxin, detoxify, intoxicated, intoxication, toxic, toxin.

'-tox-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

tetanus toxoid - tox- - toxaemia - toxalbumin - toxaphene - toxemia - toxic - toxic psychosis - toxic shock syndrome - toxicology - toxin - toxo- - toxoid - toxoplasma

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Origin of antitoxin

First recorded in 1890–95; anti- + toxin

Words nearby antitoxin

antithetical, antithrombin, antithrombotic, antitorque rotor, antitoxic, antitoxin, antitrade, antitrades, antitragus, antitranspirant, antitrust

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antibiotic, antibody, antiseptic, antiserum, antivenin, medicine, preventive, serum, vaccine, counteractant, counteragent, neutralizer

How to use antitoxin in a sentence

With thousands of years of collective agricultural know-how under humanity’s belt, it’s relatively easy to gauge the best way to grow an antibody-producing tobacco leaf, antitoxin potato, or herpes vaccine-making soybean.
As to the use of antitoxin as a preventive and cure for diphtheria, too much praise cannot be given to that wonderful discovery.
Reliable diphtheria antitoxin, used in proper quantity and early enough, is almost an absolute cure.
If you find a physician opposed to the use of antitoxin this simply means that he is a quack.

The use of antitoxin, which prevents annually many thousands of deaths from diphtheria, does not help us in many other diseases.
Previous to April 1, 1905, there was no official standard for measuring the strength of diphtheria antitoxin.

British Dictionary definitions for antitoxin

noun

an antibody that neutralizes a toxin

blood serum that contains a specific antibody

Derived forms of antitoxin

antitoxic, adjective

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Scientific definitions for antitoxin

antitoxin

[ ăn′tē-tŏk′sĭn, ăn′tī- ]

An antibody formed in response to and capable of neutralizing a specific toxin of biological origin. Compare toxin.

An animal or human serum containing antitoxins, used to prevent or treat diseases caused by biological toxins, such as tetanus, botulism, and diphtheria.

What does Antitoxic mean?

ˌan-tī- : counteracting toxins. : being or containing antitoxins. antitoxic serum.

What prefix means in medical terminology?

Prefix: When included, the prefix appears at the beginning of a medical term and usually indicates a location, direction, type, quality, or quantity.

What does the prefix in depolarization mean?

Thus, any change in the membrane toward zero will be termed a depolarization. Note the prefix de, which means away from. Any change in the membrane that moves back toward the resting potential would be a repolarization with the prefix re, meaning again.

What is the prefix in metastasis?

The word metastasis was first recorded in the 1580's from a combination of the Greek prefix or preposition “meta” (change, alteration, but mostly concerned with the result of the change) and “stasis” (a state of equilibrium or standing). Thus, metastasis refers to both a process and the outcome of that process.

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