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zootoxin

 [zo´o-tok″sin]
a toxic substance of animal origin, e.g., venom of snakes, spiders, or scorpions.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

zo·o·tox·in

(zō'ō-tok'sin),
A substance, resembling the bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties, found in the fluids of certain animals; for example, in snake venom, the secretions of poisonous insects, eel blood.
Synonym(s): animal toxin
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zo·o·tox·in

(zō'ō-tok'sin)
A substance, resembling the bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties, found in the fluids of certain animals, e.g., in snake venom, the secretions of poisonous insects, eel blood.
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