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Definition of Poisoning

1. Noun. The physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance.

2. Noun. The act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill.

Definition of Poisoning

1. Noun. The administration of a poison. ¹

2. Noun. The state of being poisoned. ¹

3. Verb. (present participle of poison) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Poisoning

1. poison [v] - See also: poison

Medical Definition of Poisoning

1. Buildup of ash and impurities in a fusion plasma tends to reduce the quality of the plasma and reduce the fusion output, this sort of process is sometimes called poisioning the reactor or the plasma. See: ash, impurities. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Poisoning

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Literary usage of Poisoning

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology by Henry Cadwalader Chapman (1892)
"Frequency of Death from Poisoning—Definition of a Poison—Mode of Action of ... Evidences of Poisoning Derived from Symptoms, Post-mortem Appearances, ..."

2. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler, Thomas McCrae (1916)
"ARSENICAL Poisoning Acute poisoning by arsenic is common, particularly by Paris ... Chronic Arsenical Poisoning.—Arsenic is used extensively in the arts, ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1916)
"It is just beginning to be known in the United States, where it has already been the cause of many cases of poisoning among men engaged in the manufacture ..."

4. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1895)
"IN presenting this report of a case of acute cocaine-poisoning, ... The dose at which fatal poisoning has occurred varied within marked limits. ..."

5. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler (1905)
"Poisoning occasionally follows the eating of oysters which are stale or decomposed. The symptoms are usually gastrointestinal. (6) Fish Poisoning. ..."

6. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"The localization of the paralyses in lead poisoning gives, as a rule, the clue to the etiology; examination usually reveals other signs of lead poisoning ..."

7. A Treatise on Medical Jurisprudence by Francis Wharton, Moreton Stillé (1860)
"Evidence of poisoning.—The medical evidence in cases of suspected poisoning, ... Occasionally, indeed, persons are found dead from the effects of poisoning, ..."

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