ichthyosarcotoxin

ichthyosarcotoxin
Toxic substance found in the flesh or organs of fishes. [ichthyo- + G. sarx, flesh, + toxikon, poison]

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ich·thyo·sar·co·tox·in .ik-thē-ō-.sär-kə-'täk-sən n a toxic substance found in the flesh of fish

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ich·thyo·sar·co·tox·in (ik″the-o-sahrґko-tok″sin) [ichthyo- + sarco- + toxin] the poison found in the flesh of poisonous fishes, excluding toxins which may result from bacterial contamination.

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