cardiotoxin

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noun

Any material that causes cardiotoxicity.

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Meanings

nouncardiotoxin (plural cardiotoxins)

plural cardiotoxins

  1. Any material that causes cardiotoxicity.

    If enough bees sting an animal, the cardiotoxin component of melittin will work to arrest its heart.

    2016 August 18, Avi Steinberg, “The Connoisseur of Pain”, in The New York Times Magazine

Origin

From cardio- + toxin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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