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hemotoxin

[ hee-muh-tok-sin, hem-uh- ]
/ ˌhi məˈtɒk sɪn, ˌhɛm ə- /

noun

a toxin, as cobra venom, that causes a hemolytic reaction.

Nearby words

  1. hemostatic forceps,
  2. hemotherapeutics,
  3. hemotherapy,
  4. hemothorax,
  5. hemotoxic,
  6. hemotroph,
  7. hemotrophic,
  8. hemotropic,
  9. hemotympanum,
  10. hemp

Origin of hemotoxin

hemo- + toxin
Related formshe·mo·tox·ic, adjective
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Medicine definitions for hemotoxin

hemotoxin

[ hē′mə-tŏk′sĭn ]

n.

A substance, especially one produced by a bacterium, that destroys red blood cells.hematotoxin
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