urotoxyn.
The toxic quality or substance of the urine; a unit of urine in respect of its toxicity. The fuller form urotoxicity is sometimes used.
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urotoxy1890
1890 G. M. Gould New Med. Dict. 452/2 Urotoxy,..a term invented by Bouchard to denote the standard of toxicity of urine necessary to kill a kilogramme of living substance.
1898 V. C. Vaughan Ptomaïns 125 The term urotoxy has been employed to designate the relative toxicity of the urine in various conditions.
1898 V. C. Vaughan Ptomaïns 127 The urotoxic coefficient is the number of urotoxies which 1 kgm. of man forms in twenty-four hours.
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