toxo-

combining form

indicating poison

⇒ toxocariasis

⇒ toxoplasmosis

tox- or toxic- or (before a consonant) toxo- or toxico-

prefix

combining form. indicating poison

⇒ toxalbumin

Origin

from Latin toxicum

toxo-

variant of toxico-:

toxoplasmosis.

Also, especially before a vowel, tox-.

Related Words

tox-
toxico-
toxoplasma

toxo-a combining form representing toxin, or short for toxico-, as in toxoplasmosis.

toxo-
combining form
⇨ see tox-

toxo-

/ˈtɒksəʊ/

combining form

equivalent to TOXI-. 同TOXI-.

▪ I.toxo-¹|tɒksəʊ|before a vowel tox-, combining form repr. Gr. τόξον bow, in toxocampid, toxodon, toxology, toxophilite, etc., q.v.▪ II.toxo-²used as combining form of toxin (cf. toxi-) or instead of toxico-, in recent scientific terms, chiefly of pathology or physiological chemistry. toxo-inˈfectious a., involving infection by a toxin: = toxi-infectious (toxi-). toxoˈpeptone, (a) a poisonous substance, of the nature of a peptone, found in cultures of cholera bacillus (Cent. Dict. Suppl.); (b) = peptotoxin. ˈtoxophil |-fɪl| a. [Gr. -ϕιλος loving], having affinity for a toxin. ˈtoxophore |-fɔə(r)| [ad. G. toxophor adj. (P. Ehrlich 1898, in Deutsch. med. Wochenschr. 22 Sept. 599/2)], toxophoric |-ˈfɒrɪk|, toxophorous |-ˈɒfərəs| adjs. [Gr. -ϕορος bearing, carrying], poison-bearing; applied to a particular group of atoms in the molecule of a toxin to which its toxic properties are due; also toxophore n., a toxophoric group. toxophylaxin |-fɪˈlæksɪn| [Gr. ϕύλαξ guard, protector], toxosozin |-ˈsəʊzɪn| [Gr. σώζειν to save], names for defensive proteins or antitoxins (see quots.). toxoprotein |-ˈprəʊtiːɪn|, a toxic protein, or mixture of a toxin and a protein.1907Med. Record 17 Aug. 279 The original cause of the lack of coagulation may be *toxoinfectious, or due to marked congestion.1896Allbutt's Syst. Med. I. 526 Scholl, growing the vibrio, in eggs, obtained a *toxo-peptone.1902Vaughan & Novy Cellular Toxins (ed. 4) 182 The body cells must possess *toxophil side chains. By this we mean that.. there are groups of atoms which may combine with bacterial toxins.1899*Toxophore [see haptophore].1900Lancet 18 Aug. 528/1 The toxophore group of the toxin molecule being much less stable than the haptophore group was much more easily destroyed.1903Brit. Med. Jrnl. 21 Mar. 654 The other atomic group is toxophore, namely, is the cause of the specific toxic action.1951Kirk & Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. VII. 121 In World War I, derivatives of trivalent arsenic received considerable attention, the structure {b1}As{b2} being considered a toxophore.1902Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Mar. 785 The toxin molecule..must possess a second group which he [Ehrlich] calls the *toxophoric group.1904Ibid. 10 Sept. 574 Although the toxophoric group may be similar, the haptophor is dissimilar.1902Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 65/1 In the molecule of toxin there are at least two chief atom groups—one, the ‘haptophorous’, by which the toxin molecule is attached to the cell protoplasm; and the other the ‘*toxophorous’, which has a ferment-like action on the living molecule, producing a disturbance which results in the toxic symptoms.1899Syd. Soc. Lex., *Toxophylaxin, a defensive proteid produced in the body of an animal which has acquired immunity for a given infectious disease, and which has the power of rendering inert the toxic products of the pathogenic micro-organisms to which the condition was due.1896Allbutt's Syst. Med. I. 523 The *toxo-proteins in reality are mixtures of albuminous, proteid, or albuminoid bodies with the true toxins.1899Syd. Soc. Lex., *Toxosozin, a defensive proteid found in the body of a normal animal which has the power of protecting itself to a greater or less degree against micro-organisms and their products.

1. combining form¹ | 2. combining form²

1
toxo- /tɒksəʊ/ combining form¹ of Greek toxon bow: see -o-.

2
toxo- /ˈtɒksəʊ/ combining form² of toxin, or instead of toxico-: see -o-. Cf. tox-, toxi-.

DERIVATIVE toxophore noun & adjective (a) noun a toxophoric group; (b) adjective = toxophoric: L19.
toxoˈphoric, toˈxophorous adjectives poison-bearing; designating a particular group of atoms in the molecule of a toxin to which its toxic properties are due: E20.

toxo-
— see tox-

toxo-

Prefix

Alternative form of toxi- or tox-.

Derived terms

toxocariasis

toxoid

toxoplasma

toxoplasmosis

词根词缀：toxo-

【来源及含义】Greek: bow, arrow

【同源单词】toxophilist, toxophilite, toxophily

词汇	toxo-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD NewOxfordEC OED SOED Webster Wiktionary YoudictWordRoots toxo- pref.（前缀） Variant of toxi- toxi-的变体 toxo- combining form indicating poison ⇒ toxocariasis ⇒ toxoplasmosis tox- or toxic- or (before a consonant) toxo- or toxico- prefix combining form. indicating poison ⇒ toxalbumin Origin from Latin toxicum toxo- 1 variant of toxico-: toxoplasmosis. Also, especially before a vowel, tox-. Related Words tox- toxico- toxoplasma toxo-a combining form representing toxin, or short for toxico-, as in toxoplasmosis. toxo- combining form ⇨ see tox- toxo- /ˈtɒksəʊ/ combining form equivalent to TOXI-. 同TOXI-. ▪ I.toxo-¹\|tɒksəʊ\|before a vowel tox-, combining form repr. Gr. τόξον bow, in toxocampid, toxodon, toxology, toxophilite, etc., q.v.▪ II.toxo-²used as combining form of toxin (cf. toxi-) or instead of toxico-, in recent scientific terms, chiefly of pathology or physiological chemistry. toxo-inˈfectious a., involving infection by a toxin: = toxi-infectious (toxi-). toxoˈpeptone, (a) a poisonous substance, of the nature of a peptone, found in cultures of cholera bacillus (Cent. Dict. Suppl.); (b) = peptotoxin. ˈtoxophil \|-fɪl\| a. [Gr. -ϕιλος loving], having affinity for a toxin. ˈtoxophore \|-fɔə(r)\| [ad. G. toxophor adj. (P. Ehrlich 1898, in Deutsch. med. Wochenschr. 22 Sept. 599/2)], toxophoric \|-ˈfɒrɪk\|, toxophorous \|-ˈɒfərəs\| adjs. [Gr. -ϕορος bearing, carrying], poison-bearing; applied to a particular group of atoms in the molecule of a toxin to which its toxic properties are due; also toxophore n., a toxophoric group. toxophylaxin \|-fɪˈlæksɪn\| [Gr. ϕύλαξ guard, protector], toxosozin \|-ˈsəʊzɪn\| [Gr. σώζειν to save], names for defensive proteins or antitoxins (see quots.). toxoprotein \|-ˈprəʊtiːɪn\|, a toxic protein, or mixture of a toxin and a protein.1907Med. Record 17 Aug. 279 The original cause of the lack of coagulation may be toxoinfectious, or due to marked congestion.1896Allbutt's Syst. Med. I. 526 Scholl, growing the vibrio, in eggs, obtained a toxo-peptone.1902Vaughan & Novy Cellular Toxins (ed. 4) 182 The body cells must possess toxophil side chains. By this we mean that.. there are groups of atoms which may combine with bacterial toxins.1899Toxophore [see haptophore].1900Lancet 18 Aug. 528/1 The toxophore group of the toxin molecule being much less stable than the haptophore group was much more easily destroyed.1903Brit. Med. Jrnl. 21 Mar. 654 The other atomic group is toxophore, namely, is the cause of the specific toxic action.1951Kirk & Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. VII. 121 In World War I, derivatives of trivalent arsenic received considerable attention, the structure {b1}As{b2} being considered a toxophore.1902Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Mar. 785 The toxin molecule..must possess a second group which he [Ehrlich] calls the toxophoric group.1904Ibid. 10 Sept. 574 Although the toxophoric group may be similar, the haptophor is dissimilar.1902Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 65/1 In the molecule of toxin there are at least two chief atom groups—one, the ‘haptophorous’, by which the toxin molecule is attached to the cell protoplasm; and the other the ‘toxophorous’, which has a ferment-like action on the living molecule, producing a disturbance which results in the toxic symptoms.1899Syd. Soc. Lex., Toxophylaxin, a defensive proteid produced in the body of an animal which has acquired immunity for a given infectious disease, and which has the power of rendering inert the toxic products of the pathogenic micro-organisms to which the condition was due.1896Allbutt's Syst. Med. I. 523 The toxo-proteins in reality are mixtures of albuminous, proteid, or albuminoid bodies with the true toxins.1899Syd. Soc. Lex., Toxosozin, a defensive proteid found in the body of a normal animal which has the power of protecting itself to a greater or less degree against micro-organisms and their products. 1. combining form¹ \| 2. combining form² 1 toxo- /tɒksəʊ/ combining form¹ of Greek toxon bow: see -o-. 2 toxo- /ˈtɒksəʊ/ combining form² of toxin, or instead of toxico-: see -o-. Cf. tox-, toxi-. DERIVATIVE toxophore noun & adjective (a) noun a toxophoric group; (b) adjective = toxophoric: L19. toxoˈphoric, toˈxophorous adjectives poison-bearing; designating a particular group of atoms in the molecule of a toxin to which its toxic properties are due: E20. toxo-* — see tox- toxo- Prefix Alternative form of toxi- or tox-. Derived terms toxocariasis toxoid toxoplasma toxoplasmosis 词根词缀：toxo- 【来源及含义】Greek: bow, arrow 【同源单词】toxophilist, toxophilite, toxophily
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