autotoxin

[ aw-tuh-tok-sin ]
/ ˌɔ təˈtɒk sɪn /

noun Pathology.

a toxin or poisonous chemical formed within the body and acting against it.

Origin of autotoxin

First recorded in 1890–95; auto-1 + toxin

OTHER WORDS FROM autotoxin

au·to·tox·ic, adjective

Words nearby autotoxin

autotomy, autotopagnosia, autotoxaemia, autotoxemia, autotoxicosis, autotoxin, autotransformer, autotransfusion, autotransplant, autotransplantation, autotroph

British Dictionary definitions for autotoxin

autotoxin
/ (ˌɔːtəˈtɒksɪn) /

noun

any poison or toxin formed in the organism upon which it acts See autointoxication

Derived forms of autotoxin

autotoxic, adjective

Medical definitions for autotoxin

autotoxin
[ ô′tō-tŏk′sĭn ]

n.

A poison that acts on the organism in which it is generated.

Other words from autotoxin

au′to•tox′ic adj.