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schick test
a diphtheria immunity test in which diphtheria toxoid is injected intracutaneously, nonimmunity being indicated by an inflammation at the injection site. -
avian diphtheria
a virus disease of chickens and other birds characterized by warty excrescences on the comb and wattles, and often by diphtherialike changes in the mucous membranes of the head. -
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klebs-löffler bacillus
a bacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which causes diphtheria. -
toxin
any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom. -
toxin-antitoxin
a mixture of toxin and antitoxin, formerly used to induce active immunity against certain diseases, especially diphtheria.