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autotoxin

[ aw-tuh-tok-sin ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. a toxin or poisonous chemical formed within the body and acting against it.


autotoxin

/ ˌɔːtəˈtɒksɪn /

noun

  1. any poison or toxin formed in the organism upon which it acts See autointoxication
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌautoˈtoxic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • auto·toxic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of autotoxin1

First recorded in 1890–95; auto- 1 + toxin
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Example Sentences

He finds "autotoxemia" in his patients, found it in the reporter too, who also gravely suffered from "neurarchy with a basis of autotoxin."

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