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toxinosis

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).

Noun

toxinosis (plural toxinoses)

  1. 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).

Forms of toxinosis

pluraltoxinoses

Origin of toxinosis

From toxin + -osis.

Questions about toxinosis

What does toxinosis mean?
Toxinosis means 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).
What part of speech is toxinosis?
Toxinosis is a noun.
What is the plural of toxinosis?
The plural of toxinosis is toxinoses.

Words near toxinosis in the dictionary

  1. toxinome
  2. toxinomes
  3. toxinomic
  4. toxinomics
  5. toxinoses
  6. toxinosis
  7. toxinotype
  8. toxinotypes
  9. toxinotyping
  10. toxins
  11. toxiphobia

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