Autointoxication
poisoning with toxic substances formed within the body, as during intestinal digestion.
historical examples
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.
encyclopedia of diet, vol. 4 (of 5) eugene christian
autointoxication is said to play a prominent rle in the causation of melancholia.
essays in pastoral medicine austin malley
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
a good deal of the talk about autointoxication is just talk.
outwitting our nerves josephine a. jackson and helen m. salisbury
whether there is a poisoning of the organism, an autointoxication, in such a condition is not a settled matter.
the nervous housewife abraham myerson
noun
self-poisoning caused by absorption of toxic products originating within the body also called autotoxaemia
autointoxication au·to·in·tox·i·ca·tion (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. also called endogenic toxicosis.
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