autointoxication

[ aw-toh-in-tok-suh-key-shuh n ]

/ ˌɔ toʊ ɪnˌtɒk səˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun Pathology.

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

Nearby words

autoimmunization, autoimmunocytopenia, autoinfection, autoinfusion, autoinoculation, autointoxication, autoionization, autoisolysin, autoist, autojumble, autokeratoplasty

Origin of autointoxication

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

Also called autotoxemia, autotoxaemia, autotoxicosis.

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Examples from the Web for autointoxication

Whether there is a poisoning of the organism, an autointoxication, in such a condition is not a settled matter.
The Nervous Housewife|Abraham Myerson
He 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. Salisbury
A good deal of the talk about autointoxication is just talk.
Outwitting Our Nerves|Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
It is evident that eczema may arise from local irritation to the skin or from an autointoxication.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture

Autointoxication is said to play a prominent rle in the causation of melancholia.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley

British Dictionary definitions for autointoxication

autointoxication

/ (ˌɔːtəʊɪnˌtɒksɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

self-poisoning caused by absorption of toxic products originating within the bodyAlso called: autotoxaemia

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Medicine definitions for autointoxication

autointoxication

[ ô′tō-ĭn-tŏk′sĭ-kā′shən ]

n.

Self-poisoning resulting from the absorption of waste products of metabolism, decomposed intestinal matter, or other toxins produced within the body.endogenic toxicosis