tox.

American  

abbreviation

1. toxicology.

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tox. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. toxicology

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tox- ² British  

prefix

1. combining form. indicating poison

   toxalbumin

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Etymology

Origin of tox-

from Latin toxicum

Example Sentences

Rhus tox. has a "stiff neck, with painful tension when moving;" Arsenicum alb. has a headache relieved by cold water.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

This is characteristic of the Arsenicum eruption, also of Anacardium, Rhus tox., and some others.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

For the vessicular kind, where there are blisters, Rhus tox. should be used with Bell.

From An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time by Hill, B. L. (Benjamin L.)

Rhus tox. will cure the Count because, in every case of poisoning by that drug, there will be produced the symptoms found in his case.

From Doctor Jones' Picnic by Chapman, S. E. (Samuel E.)

In the winter, or when Typhoid fevers prevail, use Mercurius and Rhus tox. alternately a dose every day.

From An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time by Hill, B. L. (Benjamin L.)