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.
Exotoxins are protein toxins secreted by (+ or -) bacteria into the environment. Endotoxin is usually LPS (lipopolysaccharide), or another component of the cell membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. LPS creates a toxic immune response when released (by cell lysis) into an animal's body.n endotoxin is part of the outer portion of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria. They are released when the bacteria die and the cell wall breaks apart. They differ from exotoxins in that they are lipopolysaccharides not proteins.