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autointoxication

[aw-toh-in-tok-suh-key-shuh n]
noun Pathology.
  1. poisoning with toxic substances formed within the body, as during intestinal digestion.

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

Historical Examples of autointoxication

  • Autointoxication is said to play a prominent rle in the causation of melancholia.

  • A good deal of the talk about autointoxication is just talk.

    Outwitting Our Nerves

    Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury

  • 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

  • While autointoxication may not be the primary cause of eczema, it augments all zymotic conditions.

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

    The Nervous Housewife

    Abraham Myerson

British Dictionary definitions for autointoxication

autointoxication

noun
  1. self-poisoning caused by absorption of toxic products originating within the bodyAlso called: autotoxaemia
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autointoxication in Medicine

autointoxication

[ô′tō-ĭn-tŏk′sĭ-kā′shən]
n.
  1. Self-poisoning resulting from the absorption of waste products of metabolism, decomposed intestinal matter, or other toxins produced within the body.endogenic toxicosis
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