poisoning

[ poi-zuh-ning ]
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nounPathology.
  1. the condition produced by a poison or by a toxic substance.

Origin of poisoning

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First recorded in 1400–50, poisoning is from the late Middle English word poisenynge.See poison, -ing1

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