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stachybotryotoxicosis

noun stachy·bot·ryo·tox·i·co·sis
\ˌstak-i-ˌbä-trē-ō-ˌtäk-sə-ˈkō-səs\
plural stachy·bot·ryo·tox·i·co·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of STACHYBOTRYOTOXICOSIS

:  a serious and sometimes fatal intoxication chiefly affecting domestic animals (as horses) that is due to ingestion of a toxic substance produced by a mold (Stachybotrys chartarum)

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