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biotoxicosis

biotoxicosis noun: toxicosis due to a biotoxin.

Noun

biotoxicosis (plural biotoxicoses)

  1. toxicosis due to a biotoxin
    • Ten disease categories were used: infectious disease, which was sub-divided into viruses, bacteria, fungi, helminthes, and protozoa; non-infectious disease, which was sub-divided into neoplasia, biotoxicosis, and congenital/metabolic; and trauma, which was sub-divided into anthropogenic (such as...2015 November 19, “A Systematic Review of Changes in Marine Mammal Health in North America, 1972-2012: The Need for a Novel Integrated Approach”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of biotoxicosis

pluralbiotoxicoses

Origin of biotoxicosis

From bio- + toxicosis.

Questions about biotoxicosis

What does biotoxicosis mean?
Biotoxicosis means toxicosis due to a biotoxin.
What part of speech is biotoxicosis?
Biotoxicosis is a noun.
What is the plural of biotoxicosis?
The plural of biotoxicosis is biotoxicoses.

Words near biotoxicosis in the dictionary

  1. biotoxicological
  2. biotoxicologist
  3. biotoxicologists
  4. biotoxicology
  5. biotoxicoses
  6. biotoxicosis
  7. biotoxin
  8. biotoxinology
  9. biotoxins
  10. biotrack
  11. biotracks

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