Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
stachy·bot·ryo·tox·i·co·sis Pronunciation:
"stak-i-"bä-trE-O-"täk-s&-'kO-s&s Function:
nounInflected Form:
plural stachy·bot·ryo·tox·i·co·ses /-"sEz/ : a serious and sometimes fatal intoxication chieflyaffecting domestic animals (as horses) that is due to ingestion of a toxic substance elaborated by a mold (
Stachybotrys alternans)