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.
Cytotoxins are a type of venom that causes the most pain, as this venom attacks cells directly, not just killing them but causing them to rupture and release their contents into the body. And hemotoxins attack blood cells directly; most kill red blood cells, which interrupts the flow of oxygen throughout the body.