toxicosis

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/ˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs/

noun

illness due to poisoning

OriginEnglish toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
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Meanings

nountoxicosis (countable and uncountable, plural toxicoses)

plural toxicoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineillness due to poisoning

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  2. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  3. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  4. Latintoxicum
  5. Latintoxicu
  6. Frenchtoxique
  7. Englishtoxic
  8. Englishtoxicosis

From toxic + -osis.

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Translations

French toxicose
  • toxicoseillness due to poisoning
Polish zatrucie, intoksykacja
  • zatrucieillness due to poisoning
  • intoksykacjaillness due to poisoning
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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