toxinosis

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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).

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Meanings

nountoxinosis (plural toxinoses)

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).

Origin

From toxin + -osis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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