- necrotoxin
- nec·ro·tox·in 'nek-rə-.täk-sən n a substance produced by some bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus which destroys tissue cells
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nec·ro·tox·in (nekґro-tok″sin) a toxin that kills tissue cells, such as one of the exotoxins secreted by species of Clostridium or by Staphylococcus aureus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.