Some hold that enormousness is the correct word in that sense and that enormity can only mean âoutrageousnessâ or âatrociousness.â enormity occurs regularly in edited writing with the meanings both of great size and of outrageous or horrifying character, behavior, etc.
home / medterms medical dictionary a-z list / antitoxin definition Medical Definition of Antitoxin Antitoxin: 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 prophylactically and therapeutically.
1 A toxin is a highly toxic protein produced by certain plants, animals or pathogenic bacteria. 2  Examples include snake venom and anthrax. 3  All toxins are toxicants, but only those toxicants produced by living organisms are toxins. 4  Substances that are toxic only to specific types of cells or organs are called cytotoxins.