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autointoxication
[ aw-toh-in-tok-suh-key-shuhn ]
noun
, Pathology.
- 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
First recorded in 1885–90; auto- 1 + intoxication
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Example Sentences
While autointoxication may not be the primary cause of eczema, it augments all zymotic conditions.
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In all conditions of malassimilation, there is more or less autointoxication.
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Autointoxication is said to play a prominent rle in the causation of melancholia.
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He imagines himself the victim of autointoxication, afflicted with paralysis of the colon or dearth of intestinal secretions.
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A good deal of the talk about autointoxication is just talk.
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