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Definition of Endotoxic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Endotoxic
1. Of, relating to or acting as an endotoxin (= a heat stable toxin, associated with the outer membranes of certain gram-negative bacteria. Endotoxins are not secreted and are released only when the cells are disrupted). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)