anti-tetanolysin
|an-ti-tet-a-no-ly-sin|
/ˌæn.ti.tɛt.əˈlaɪ.zɪn/
antibody against tetanolysin
Etymology
'anti-tetanolysin' is formed from the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti-' meaning 'against') + 'tetanolysin' (tetanus-related 'tetano-' + 'lysin' from Greek 'lysis' meaning 'loosening, destruction').
'tetanolysin' was coined in scientific contexts by combining 'tetano-' (from 'tetanus') and the suffix '-lysin' (from Greek 'lysis' meaning 'to break down'), and the modern compound 'anti-tetanolysin' arose by attaching the prefix 'anti-' to denote an agent acting against that toxin.
Initially components referred to 'tetanus' and 'destructive agent' separately; over time the compound came to denote specifically the toxin 'tetanolysin' and 'anti-tetanolysin' the corresponding neutralizing antibody or antitoxin.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an antibody or antitoxin directed against tetanolysin (the hemolytic toxin produced by Clostridium tetani), which neutralizes or inhibits that toxin's activity.
Laboratory tests detected anti-tetanolysin in the patient's serum after vaccination.
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