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hematotoxic

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hematotoxic /he·ma·to·tox·ic/ (he´mah-to-tok?sik)
1. pertaining to blood poisoning.
2. poisonous to the blood and hematopoietic system.

he·ma·to·tox·ic (hm-t-tksk, h-mt-)
adj.
Variant of hemotoxic.

hematotoxic
1. pertaining to blood poisoning.
2. poisonous to the blood and hematopoietic system.

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