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mycotoxicosis

American

[mahy-koh-tok-si-koh-sis] / ˌmaɪ koʊˌtɒk sɪˈkoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

poisoning resulting from exposure to fungal toxins.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

mycotoxicoses

plural

Etymology

Origin of mycotoxicosis

First recorded in 1948; myco- + toxicosis

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