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histotoxic

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histotoxic /his·to·tox·ic/ (his´to-tok″sik) poisonous to tissue.
his·to·tox·ic (hst-tksk)
adj.
Poisonous to tissues.
histotoxic [his´to-tok″sik]
poisonous to tissue.
histotoxic (his´tōtäk´sik),
adj relating to poisoning of the respiratory enzyme system of the tissues.
histotoxic
poisonous to tissue.
histotoxic hypoxia
lower than normal oxygen content of tissue resulting from toxic effects on oxygen-binding enzyme systems.
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