autointoxication

American

[aw-toh-in-tok-suh-key-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

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2019

After three hours, the men began to exhibit the sorts of symptoms commonly blamed on autointoxication.

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

The autointoxication zealots would counter that, as John Harvey Kellogg put it, “the foul fecal matters in the colon pass back into the small intestine.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2013

Whether there is a poisoning of the organism, an autointoxication, in such a condition is not a settled matter.

From The Nervous Housewife by Myerson, Abraham

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