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Endotoxin vs Endotoxemia - What's the difference?

endotoxin | endotoxemia |

As nouns the difference between endotoxin and endotoxemia

is that endotoxin is any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies while endotoxemia is (medicine) the presence of endotoxins in the bloodstream.

endotoxin

English

(wikipedia endotoxin)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.

    • Related terms

    * endotoxic * exotoxin

    endotoxemia

    English

    Noun

  • (medicine) The presence of endotoxins in the bloodstream