mycotoxicosis
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mycotoxicosis
[mi″ko-tok-sĭ-ko´sis]1. poisoning due to a fungal or bacterial toxin.
2. poisoning due to ingestion of toxic fungi such as mushrooms; see mushroom poisoning.
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my·co·tox·i·co·sis
(mī'kō-tok'si-kō'sis),Poisoning due to the ingestion of preformed substances produced by the action of certain fungi on particular foodstuffs or ingestion of the fungi themselves; for example, ergotism.
[myco- + G. toxikon, poison, + -osis, condition]
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mycotoxicosis
(mī′kō-tŏk′sĭ-kō′sĭs)n.
Poisoning caused by ingestion of a mycotoxin.
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my·co·tox·i·co·sis
(mī'kō-tok-si-kō'sis)Poisoning due to the ingestion of preformed substances produced by the action of some fungi on particular foodstuffs or by ingestion of the fungi themselves; e.g., ergotism.
[myco- + G. toxikon, poison, + -osis, condition]
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my·co·tox·i·co·sis
(mī'kō-tok-si-kō'sis)Poisoning due to ingestion of preformed substances produced by action of some fungi on particular foodstuffs or ingestion of fungi themselves; e.g., ergotism.
[myco- + G. toxikon, poison, + -osis, condition]
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