Translate the medical term thyroidotoxin as literally as possible.
A. "Thyroid hormone formation," a substance that stimulates the thyroid to produce hormones
B. "Thyroid poison," a substance poisonous to the thyroid gland
C. "Thyroid stimulating hormone," a hormone that stimulates the thyroid
D. "Thyroid death," a substance that kills the thyroid
E. "Thyroid degeneration," the slow degeneration of the thyroid gland
Answer: B
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