anti-endotoxin
|an-ti-en-do-tox-in|
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/ˌæn.taɪ.ɛnˈdoʊ.tɑk.sɪn/
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/ˌæn.ti.ɛnˈdəʊ.tɒk.sɪn/
against endotoxin
Etymology
'anti-endotoxin' originates from English, specifically the prefix 'anti-' from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against' and 'endotoxin' from Greek elements 'endo-' meaning 'within' and 'toxikon' meaning 'poison'.
'endotoxin' was coined in modern scientific usage (late 19th to early 20th century) from Greek roots 'endo-' + 'toxin'; the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek) was later combined in medical and scientific English to form the compound 'anti-endotoxin' in the 20th century.
Initially the elements meant 'against' and 'poison within'; over time the compound came to be used specifically for substances or therapies that neutralize bacterial endotoxins.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a substance (such as an antibody, serum, or drug) that neutralizes or counteracts bacterial endotoxins.
Researchers isolated an anti-endotoxin that neutralized the bacterial toxin in vitro.
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Adjective 1
acting against, or used to counteract, endotoxins (e.g., an anti-endotoxin treatment).
An anti-endotoxin therapy reduced symptoms in septic patients.
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