autointoxication

American

[aw-toh-in-tok-suh-kay-shuhn] / ˌɔ toʊ ɪnˌtɒk səˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

Pathology.

poisoning with toxic substances formed within the body, as during intestinal digestion.

autointoxication British

/ ˌɔːtəʊɪnˌtɒksɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

Also called: autotoxaemia. self-poisoning caused by absorption of toxic products originating within the body

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Etymology

Origin of autointoxication

First recorded in 1885–90; auto- ¹ + intoxication

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autointoxication

Call it autointoxication, Running away with me, Ever since the inauguration, running away with me.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2019

And the theory behind fecal self-poisoning — aka autointoxication — makes strong intuitive sense.

From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2013

The very swiftness with which the enema brings relief itself refutes the premise of autointoxication.

From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2013

Donaldson contended that the symptoms people and doctors were so quick to blame on autointoxication were in fact caused by the simple mechanics of constipation: rectal distention and irritation.

From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2013

It has become an axiom with physiologists that fatigue is simply a form of self-poisoning, or, as they sonorously phrase it, autointoxication.

From Preventable Diseases by Woods Hutchinson

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