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Etymology edit

bio- +‎ toxicosis

Noun edit

biotoxicosis (plural biotoxicoses)

  1. toxicosis due to a biotoxin
    • 2015 November 19, “A Systematic Review of Changes in Marine Mammal Health in North America, 1972-2012: The Need for a Novel Integrated Approach”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Ten disease categories were used: infectious disease, which was sub-divided into viruses, bacteria, fungi, helminthes, and protozoa; non-infectious disease, which was sub-divided into neoplasia, biotoxicosis, and congenital/metabolic; and trauma, which was sub-divided into anthropogenic (such as entanglement or ship strike) and non-anthropogenic/unknown source (such as shark bite).