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thy|ro|tox|i|co|sis — «THY roh TOK suh KOH sihs», noun. Medicine. hyperthyroidism … Useful english dictionary
sis — sis·co·wet; sis·er·ara; sis·kin; sis·se·ton; sis·si·fied; sis·si·ness; sis·sle; sis·sonne; sis·soo; sis·ta·ni; sis·ten; sis·ter·less; sis·ter·li·ness; sis·tern; sis·ter·ship; sis·tren; sis·trum; sis·tru·rus; sis·y·phe·an; sis·y·rin·chi·um;… … English syllables
tox|i|gen|e|sis — «TOK suh JEHN uh sihs», noun. the creation or production of toxins … Useful english dictionary
tox|o|plas|mo|sis — «TOK suh plaz MOH sihs», noun. a disease attacking people, dogs, cats, and other animals, caused by a protozoan. Children develop an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord; adults develop a condition similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever.… … Useful english dictionary
tox·ic·i·ty — /tɑkˈsısəti/ noun, pl ties [count, noncount] technical : the state of being poisonous or the degree to which something (such as a drug) is poisonous a pesticide with low toxicity to humans … Useful english dictionary
toxicosis — tox·i·co·sis … English syllables
toxicosis — tox•i•co•sis [[t]ˌtɒk sɪˈkoʊ sɪs[/t]] n. pat an abnormal condition produced by the action of a poison • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
mycotoxicosis — Poisoning due to the ingestion of preformed substances produced by the action of certain fungi on particular foodstuffs or ingestion of the fungi themselves; e.g., ergotism. [myco + G. toxikon, poison, + osis, condition] * * * my·co·tox·i·co·sis… … Medical dictionary
stachybotryotoxicosis — A type of mycotoxicosis seen in horses and cattle following ingestion of hay and fodder overgrown by the fungus Stachybotrys atra; may also occur in humans exposed to hay either by inhalation or by absorbing the toxin through the skin, and is… … Medical dictionary
thyrotoxicosis — The state produced by excessive quantities of endogenous or exogenous thyroid hormone. [thyro + G. toxikon, poison, + osis, condition] apathetic t. chronic t., presenting as cardiac disease or as a … Medical dictionary
