biotoxin

biotoxin
Any toxic substance formed in an animal body, and demonstrable in its tissues or body fluids, or both.

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bio·tox·in 'bī-ō-.täk-sən n a toxic substance of biological origin

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bio·tox·in (biґo-tok″sin) any poisonous substance produced by and derived from a living organism, either plant or animal.

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