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autointoxication
[ aw-toh-in-tok-suh-key-shuhn ]
noun
- poisoning with toxic substances formed within the body, as during intestinal digestion.
autointoxication
/ ˌɔːtəʊɪnˌtɒksɪˈkeɪʃən /
noun
- self-poisoning caused by absorption of toxic products originating within the body Also calledautotoxaemia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of autointoxication1
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Example Sentences
While autointoxication may not be the primary cause of eczema, it augments all zymotic conditions.
In all conditions of malassimilation, there is more or less autointoxication.
Autointoxication is said to play a prominent rle in the causation of melancholia.
He imagines himself the victim of autointoxication, afflicted with paralysis of the colon or dearth of intestinal secretions.
A good deal of the talk about autointoxication is just talk.
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