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n. [Gr. toxikon, poison]A disease caused by the action of a toxin.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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toxinosis — noun Pathogenesis caused by a bacterial toxin alone, not necessarily involving bacterial infection (as when the bacteria have died but have already produced toxin which is subsequently ingested) … Wiktionary
toxinosis — Any disease or lesion caused by the action of a toxin. SYN: toxonosis. [toxin + G. osis, condition] * * * tox·in·o·sis (tok″sĭ noґsis) toxicosis … Medical dictionary
toxonosis — SYN: toxinosis. [toxo + G. nosos, disease] … Medical dictionary
