toxic shock syndrome
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～ syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons
toxic site
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～ a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up
toxic shock
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～ syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons
toxic condition
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～ the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
toxicant
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～ any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
toxicity
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～ the degree to which something is poisonous
toxicity
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～ grave harmfulness or deadliness
Toxicodendron diversilobum
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～ poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact
Toxicodendron quercifolium
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～ poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact
Toxicodendron radicans
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～ climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact
Toxicodendron
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～ in some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America
toxicognath
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～ either of a pair of poison fangs in the modified front pair of legs of the centipede
toxicologist
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～ one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment
toxicology
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～ the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons
toxin
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～ a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
toxin antitoxin
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～ a mixture of toxin and antitoxin used to immunize against a disease
toxoid
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～ a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin; "diphtheria toxoid"
toxoplasmosis
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～ infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus