Definition

A medical condition that occurs due to exposure to toxic substances or poisons.

Example

The patient was diagnosed with toxicosis after ingesting a harmful chemical.

Conversation

Did you hear about that recent case of toxicosis from the contaminated food?

Yeah, it's really concerning how easily that can happen.

I know! It makes you think twice about what you eat.

Absolutely, food safety is so important these days.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Toxicosis is formed from "toxicum" (from Latin, meaning poison) and the suffix "-osis" (from Greek, meaning condition or process). The word describes a condition resulting from exposure to poison.

Memory Tip

Think of 'toxic' as relating to 'poison' and '-osis' indicating a condition, so toxicosis refers to a condition caused by poison.

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