Toxicosis

(toks-ik-o'-sis). A toxic or poisoned state; the state of disease induced by a poisonous principle. Von Jaksch cla ifies toxicoses as follows: T., Auto-, one with clinical symptoms that are caused by the formation of toxic basic products from morbid matter, such as pathologic fluids lodged in certain parts of the system. T., Exogenic, one with clinical symptoms induced by the action of toxic bases taken into the system with the food, such as the poison of sausages and cheese. T., Noso-, one with clinical symptoms referable to the presence of basic products which are formed in the system (blood, etc.) in disease and eliminated with the urine. T., Retention, one with clinical symptoms depending upon the retention of the physiologic bases (e.g. uremia). 'oxiferous (toks-if '-er-us). 'oxihemia (toks-e-hem'-e-ah). Synonym of Toxemia. "oxin, Toxine (toks/-in). In biology, any diffusible alkaloidal substance analogous to the Cf. Antitoxin . vegetable alkaloids. 'oxinfection (toks' '-in-fek-shun) Infection by means of a toxin. (toks-in'-is-id). Any substance that destroys a toxin, oxiphobia (toks-if-o' -be-ah). Morbid dread of being poisoned, oxiphobiac (toks-if-o' '-be-ak). A person affected with toxiphobia. oxiresin itoks-ir-ez' '-in. A poisonous decomposition-product of digitalis, resulting when the latter is treated with dilute acids or heated to 2400 C. It has the characters of a resin. 'oxophylaxin (tox-o-filaks' -in). In biology, " a defensive proteid produced in the body of an animal which has an acquired immunity for a given infectious disease, and which has the power of destroying the toxic products of the pathogenic bacteria to which the disease is due." (Sternberg.) Cf. Toxosozin . See Phylaxin.