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tox·in
(tŏk′sĭn)n.
1. A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms and is capable of causing disease when introduced into the body tissues but is often also capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies or antitoxins.
2. A poisonous or harmful nonbiological substance, such as a pollutant.
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toxin
(ˈtɒksɪn)n
1. (Pathology) any of various poisonous substances produced by microorganisms that stimulate the production of neutralizing substances (antitoxins) in the body. See also endotoxin, exotoxin
2. (Biology) any other poisonous substance of plant or animal origin
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tox•in
(ˈtɒk sɪn)n.
any poison produced by an organism, including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.
syn: See poison.
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tox·in
(tŏk′sĭn) A poisonous substance produced by a living organism. Toxins can be products of ordinary metabolism (such as lactic acid), can be produced to kill or immobilize prey (such as the toxins in snake venom), or can be produced for self-defense (such as the cyanide produced by several plants). Toxins produced by bacteria cause disease.
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toxin
See: toxin agent.
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| Noun | 1. |  toxin - a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal speciesricin, ricin toxin - a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon; "one milligram of ricin can kill an adult" poison, poisonous substance, toxicant - any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism animal toxin, zootoxin - a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals bacterial toxin - any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells cytotoxin - any substance that has a toxic effect on cells endotoxin - a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die exotoxin - a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium hepatotoxin - any toxin that affects the liver nephrotoxin - any toxin that affects the kidneys neurolysin, neurotoxin - any toxin that affects neural tissues phytotoxin, plant toxin - any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin |
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toxin
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toxin
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toxin
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tox·in
n. toxina, veneno, sustancia nociva de origen animal o vegetal;
bacterial ___ → ___ bacteriana.
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toxin
n toxinaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.