| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| any of a group of antibodies formed in the body as a response to the introduction of poisonous products, or toxins. By introducing small amounts of a specific toxin into the healthy body, it is possible to stimulate the production of antitoxin so that the body’s defenses are already established against invasion by the bacteria or other organisms that produce the toxin. See immunity. |
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