before a vowel toxic-, repr. Gr. τοξικόν in sense ‘poison’ (see TOXICUM), but chiefly used as combining form of TOXIC, in scientific terms, mostly pathological. ǁ Toxicæmia, -emia [Gr. αἶμα blood] = toxæmia: see TOX-. ǁ Toxicoderma, -dermatitis, -dermitis [Gr. δέρμα skin: see -ITIS], inflammation of the skin caused by an irritant poison. Toxicogenic a. [-genic: cf. -GEN, -GENY], producing or generating poison. ǁ Toxicohæmia, also anglicized -hemy [Gr. αἶμα blood] = toxæmia: see TOX-. ǁ Toxicomania [MANIA], a morbid craving for poisons. Toxicophagous a. [Gr. -φάγος eating], addicted to eating poisonous substances; so Toxicophagy, the habit of eating poisonous substances. Toxicophobia = toxiphobia: see TOXI-. Toxicotraumatic a. [Gr. τραυματικός, f. τραῦμα wound], pertaining to a poisoned wound. See also TOXICODENDRON, TOXICOLOGY, etc.
1857. Dunglison, Med. Lex., *Toxicæmia, Toxicohæmia.
1890. Billings, Med. Dict., *Toxicoderma or *Toxicodermatitis.… *Toxicodermitis, dermatitis caused by a poison.
1899. Syd. Soc. Lex., *Toxicogenic,… as a toxicogenic micro-organism.
1902. Buck’s Handbk. Med. Sc., IV. 184. A relatively small number of bacteria are capable of making poisonous products, and to these … the term toxicogenic may be applied.
1871. Yule, Marco Polo, III. xxv. (1903), II. 392, note. The famous toxicophagous Sultan Mahmúd Begara (1459–1511).
1899. Allbutt’s Syst. Med., VI. 657. Oppenheim attributes the latter … to a *toxico-traumatic cause.
