Medicine. Of wounds or ulcers: Characterized by the presence of corrupt or poisonous matter. Obsolete (passing into next).

Of a disease or disorder: caused by poison. Obsolete. rare.

Of toxic nature or character.

Caused or produced by a poison; due to poisoning. toxic shock syndrome, an acute bacterial illness observed esp. in women using tampons…

involving or characterized by infection due to a toxin.

= toxi-infective adj.