toxinosis

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Synonyms: toxicosis, toxonosis, tapinosis, toxicoses

Antonyms: toxicosis, toxonosis, tapinosis, toxicoses

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Noun

1. [[pathogenesis|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 [[ingest]]ed).

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