noun
- plural of toxoid; bacterial toxins that have been treated to reduce their toxicity while retaining their ability to stimulate immunity, used in vaccines
Usage: medical; immunology
Examples
- The diphtheria and tetanus vaccines contain toxoids rather than live bacteria.
- Toxoids are safer than using actual toxins in immunizations.
- The laboratory produced several toxoids for vaccine development.
- Children receive toxoids as part of their routine vaccination schedule.
- These toxoids have been chemically altered to prevent disease while building immunity.
- The toxoids in the vaccine triggered the body’s immune response effectively.