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Definition of Ptomaine poisoning
1. Noun. A term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ptomaine Poisoning
Literary usage of Ptomaine poisoning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1917)
"... ptomaine poisoning ptomaine poisoning in dogs. WA Dyer. Country Life 31:160
Ap '17 Public archives commission Fifteenth report of the Public archives ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"This ptomaine may irritate the wound and prevent healing ; it may also be absorbed
into the blood and poison it, hence the term "ptomaine poisoning. ..."
3. American Druggist (1893)
"Many of the cases of cholera morbus which occur during the summer are no doubt
in reality cases of ptomaine poisoning, and could be prevented by proper care ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"This ptomaine may irritate the wound and prevent healing ; it may also be absorbed
into the blood and poison it, hence the term "ptomaine poisoning. ..."
5. Forty years in the medical profession, 1858-1898 by John Janvier Black (1900)
"... Growing Evil—Fatigue and ptomaine poisoning — Chronic ptomaine poisoning —
Ice-Cream and Cream-Puff Poisoning—Personal Experience in ptomaine poisoning ..."
6. Bacteria, Yeasts, and Molds in the Home by Herbert William Conn (1912)
"CHAPTER XIII MILK; EGGS; ptomaine poisoning BACTERIA IN MILK It is more difficult
to preserve a supply of good milk than of almost any other food product. ..."
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