biotoxicosis

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noun

toxicosis due to a biotoxin

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Meanings

nounbiotoxicosis (plural biotoxicoses)

plural biotoxicoses

  1. toxicosis due to a biotoxin
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    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 entanglement or ship strike) and non-anthropogenic/unknown source (such as shark bite).

    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

Origin

From bio- + toxicosis.

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APA

biotoxicosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotoxicosis

MLA

“biotoxicosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotoxicosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biotoxicosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotoxicosis.

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