noun
- plural of toxicosis; conditions caused by poisoning or the presence of toxic substances in the body
Usage: medical; formal
Examples
- The veterinarian diagnosed multiple toxicoses in the livestock after they consumed contaminated feed.
- Heavy metal toxicoses can cause serious neurological damage if left untreated.
- The research focused on plant toxicoses affecting grazing animals.
- Environmental toxicoses have become more common due to industrial pollution.
- The symptoms suggested acute toxicoses from pesticide exposure.
- Laboratory tests confirmed several different toxicoses in the affected patients.