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ich·thyo·he·mo·tox·ism
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or chiefly British ichthyohaemotoxism \ ˌik-thē-ō-ˌhē-mə-ˈtäk-ˌsiz-əm 
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\Medical Definition of ichthyohemotoxism
: poisoning caused by the ingestion of fish whose blood contains a toxic substance — compare ichthyoacanthotoxism, ichthyosarcotoxism, ichthyotoxism
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