1. a toxin that has been treated to reduce or eliminate its poisonous properties while retaining its ability to stimulate antibody production; a toxoid.
Usage: technical; medical/immunology

Examples

• The diphtheria anatoxin was used to develop a vaccine that protects against the disease.
• Anatoxins are created by chemical or heat treatment of bacterial toxins.
• The immune system responds to anatoxin by producing antibodies without suffering the effects of the original toxin.
• Tetanus anatoxin is a key component of the tetanus vaccine.