autointoxication
poisoning with toxic substances formed within the body, as during intestinal digestion.
Origin of autointoxication
1- Also called autotoxemia, autotoxaemia, autotoxicosis.
Words Nearby autointoxication
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How to use autointoxication in a sentence
While autointoxication may not be the primary cause of eczema, it augments all zymotic conditions.
Encyclopedia of Diet, Vol. 4 (of 5) | Eugene ChristianIn all conditions of malassimilation, there is more or less autointoxication.
Encyclopedia of Diet, Vol. 4 (of 5) | Eugene Christianautointoxication is said to play a prominent rle in the causation of melancholia.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyHe imagines himself the victim of autointoxication, afflicted with paralysis of the colon or dearth of intestinal secretions.
Outwitting Our Nerves | Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. SalisburyA good deal of the talk about autointoxication is just talk.
Outwitting Our Nerves | Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
British Dictionary definitions for autointoxication
/ (ˌɔːtəʊɪnˌtɒksɪˈkeɪʃən) /
self-poisoning caused by absorption of toxic products originating within the body: Also called: autotoxaemia
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