toxico-
(ˈtɒksɪkəʊ)
before a vowel toxic-, repr. Gr. τοξικόν in sense ‘poison’ (see toxicum), but chiefly used as combining form of toxic, in scientific terms, mostly pathological. ‖ toxiˈcæmia, -ˈemia [Gr. αἷµα blood] = toxæmia: see tox-. ‖ toxicoderma (-ˈdɜːmə), -dermaˈtitis, -derˈmitis [Gr. δέρµα skin: see -itis], inflammation of the skin caused by an irritant poison. toxicogenic (-ˈdʒɛnɪk) a. [-genic: cf. -gen, -geny], producing or generating poison. ‖ toxicoˈhæmia, also anglicized -hemy [Gr. αἷµα blood] = toxæmia: see tox-. ‖ toxicoˈmania [mania], a morbid craving for poisons. toxicophagous (-ˈɒfəgəs) a. [Gr. -ϕάγος eating], addicted to eating poisonous substances; so toxicophagy (-ˈɒfədʒɪ), the habit of eating poisonous substances. toxicophobia (-ˈfəʊbɪə) = toxiphobia: see toxi-. ˌtoxicotrauˈmatic (-trɔːˈmætɪk) a. [Gr. τραυµατικός, f. τραῦµα wound], pertaining to a poisoned wound. See also Toxicodendron, toxicology, etc.
| 1857 Dunglison Med. Lex., *Toxicæmia, Toxicohæmia. |
| 1890 Billings Med. Dict., *Toxicoderma or *Toxicodermatitis... *Toxicodermitis, dermatitis caused by a poison. |
| 1899 Syd. Soc. Lex., *Toxicogenic,..as a toxicogenic micro⁓organism. 1902 Buck's Handbk. Med. Sc. IV. 184 A relatively small number of bacteria are capable of making poisonous products, and to these..the term toxicogenic may be applied. |
| 1871 Yule Marco Polo iii. xxv. (1903) II. 392 note, The famous *toxicophagous Sultan Mahm{uacu}d Begara (1459–1511). |
| 1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 657 Oppenheim attributes the latter..to a *toxico-traumatic cause. |