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Toxicity vs Toxicosis - What's the difference?

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Toxicosis is a related term of toxicity.



In toxicology terms the difference between toxicity and toxicosis

is that toxicity is the quality of being toxic while toxicosis is illness due to poisoning.

toxicity

English

(wikipedia toxicity)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (toxicology) Degree to which a toxic substance may harm a cell or organism.
  • (toxicology) The quality of being toxic.

    • Related terms

    * toxic

    toxicosis

    English

    Noun

    (toxicoses)
  • (toxicology) illness due to poisoning

    • Related terms

    * toxic * toxicity