toxico-, toxic-, toxi-, tox-, toxin-, -toxically, -toxaemia, -toxemia, -toxaemic, -toxemic, -toxical, -toxy, -toxis, -toxicosis, -toxism, -toxia, -toxin, -toxicity
(Greek: poison)
This Greek element originally meant "bow", then it became "arrow", then a "poisoned arrow" and finally "poison". In most cases, toxico- means poison, but in a few situations it refers to the original meaning of "arrow", as in toxophilite and toxophily; "love of or fondness for archery", and so it shouldn't be confused with toxophil, toxophile, "having an affinity for or an attraction to a toxin or poison'.
synocytotoxin
syphitoxin
taeniotoxin, teniotoxin
A toxic substance presumed to be present in certain tapeworms.
tarichatoxin
The name given to the lethal neurotoxin tetrodotoxin when it comes from the newt Taricha.
tetrodotoxin, tetraodontoxin, spheroidin
1. A highly lethal neurotoxin present in numerous species of puffer fish and in certain newts (in which it is called tarichatoxin).
3. A powerful nerve poison found in the eggs of the California newt and in certain puffer fish in Japan.
Ingestion rapidly causes malaise, dizziness, and tingling around the mouth, which may be followed by ataxia, convulsions, respiratory paralysis, and death.
2. A potent neurotoxin found in the liver, skin, and ovaries of the puffer fish, and in the California newt.3. A powerful nerve poison found in the eggs of the California newt and in certain puffer fish in Japan.
In concentrated form, it is more toxic than cyanide.
About 100-200 people become ill each year after eating fugu, or pufferfish each year. Roughly half of these intoxifications are fatal, even with immediate treatment.
You can find more information about tetrodotoxin here.
tetrodotoxinism, tetraodontoxism, fugu poisoning, puffer poisoning, tetraodon poisoning
Poisoning from ingestion of improperly prepared puffer fish.
The clinical signs include tingling of the lips and tongue, motor incoordination, numbness of the skin, salivation, muscle weakness, generalized paralysis, and death.
thallitoxicosis, thallotoxicosis
Poisoning by thallium or its compounds.
thermotoxin
1. A poison developed in the body by heat.
2. A poisonous material produced by living tissue as a response to heat exposure.
2. A poisonous material produced by living tissue as a response to heat exposure.
thymotoxic
Poisonous or harmful to thymic tissue; such as a serum.
thymotoxin
Any agent that is poisonous to or harmful to the thymus.
thyroidotoxin
thyrotoxia
thyrotoxicosis
thyrotoxin
toxemia, toxaemia
1. Blood poison; any condition resulting from the spread of toxins (poisons) by the bloodstream.
2. A condition produced by the presence of bacterial toxins in the blood, usually with tissue or organ damage, fever, and severe intestinal upset.
2. A condition produced by the presence of bacterial toxins in the blood, usually with tissue or organ damage, fever, and severe intestinal upset.
