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OXYSEPSIN

\ˌɒksɪsˈɛpsɪn], \ˌɒksɪsˈɛpsɪn], \ˌɒ_k_s_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_p_s_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of OXYSEPSIN

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences

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[Greek] An antitoxin (oxytoxin) prepared by the oxidation of the sputum of tuberculous cases in which there is mixed infection. Said to be useful in tuberculosis.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

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