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Definition of Autointoxication
1. n. Poisoning, or the state of being poisoned, from toxic substances produced within the body; autotoxæmia.
Definition of Autointoxication
1. Noun. (medicine) Poisoning due to the faulty absorption of the waste products of metabolism or of the products of decomposition within the intestines. ¹
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Medical Definition of Autointoxication
1. A disorder resulting from absorption of the waste products of metabolism, decomposed matter from the intestine, or the products of dead and infected tissue as in gangrene. Synonym: autotoxicosis, endogenic toxicosis, enterotoxication, enterotoxism, intestinal intoxication, self-poisoning. (05 Mar 2000)