Poisoning
Meanings and phrases
poisoning
- the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance; toxic condition; intoxication
- the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
n.
- poisoning resulting from the ingestion of an alkali compound (as lye or ammonia)
n.
- invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection; septicemia; septicaemia
- Calvin Jr. died at age 16 from blood poisoning.
- Late in 1917 Orpen spent two weeks in hospital with blood poisoning.
- She died in Mexico City of blood poisoning at the age of 44 after undergoing ear surgery.
n.
- a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas
- Too much carbon monoxide causes carbon monoxide poisoning.
- He committed suicide in 1993, dying of carbon monoxide poisoning.
- A well known monoxide is carbon monoxide; see carbon monoxide poisoning.
n.
- poisoning due to ingesting or inhaling cyanide; common in smoke from fires and in industrial chemicals
n.
- illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food; gastrointestinal disorder
- The attack infected 751 people with severe food poisoning.
- Affected families often believe they are victims of food poisoning.
- In 1931, Luis Mora's beloved wife, Sonia, died suddenly of food poisoning.
n.
- toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system; plumbism; saturnism
- The pottery closed in 1926 when Osborne developed lead poisoning.
- Angle is known as one of the nation's leading researchers on lead poisoning.
- Without rehabilitation, many raptors will succumb to the symptoms of lead poisoning once affected.
n.
- a toxic condition caused by ingesting or inhaling mercury; acute mercury poisoning causes a metallic taste and vomiting and diarrhea and kidney problems that may lead to death
- It is unknown to what extent he may have suffered from mercury poisoning.
- Mormon prophet Joseph Smith's eldest brother Alvin Smith died in 1823 from mercury poisoning from calomel.
- They also process gold with mercury, a toxic metal, risking irreversible health damage from mercury poisoning."
n.
- toxic condition caused by eating certain species of mushrooms (especially Amanita species)
n.
- toxic condition caused by the ingestion or inhalation of large amounts of nicotine
n.
- poisoning caused by ingestion of paraquat; characterized by progressive damage to the esophagus and liver and kidneys
n.
- a toxic condition resulting from inhalation or ingestion of the insecticide parathion; characterized by nausea and abdominal pains and headache and convulsions and sweating
n.
- a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines; ptomaine
n.
- poisoning caused by the excessive ingestion of salicylates (usually aspirin)
E.g.
- PEDOT cathodes are immune to monoxide poisoning.
- Too much carbon monoxide causes carbon monoxide poisoning.
- He committed suicide in 1993, dying of carbon monoxide poisoning.
E.g.
- Ataxia can be induced as a result of severe acute radiation poisoning with an absorbed dose of more than 30 grays.
- His doctor and best friend, Steve Harris, diagnoses him with radiation poisoning and gives Homer three weeks to live.
- If the astronauts get too much radiation, it increases their lifetime cancer risk and they can get radiation poisoning.
E.g.
- Hibbert disagrees and plays a tape from the past of Homer's first alcohol poisoning.
- She tried to commit suicide with two other girls by alcohol poisoning, but Japanese found them unconscious.
- In 1997, the Louisiana State University chapter was suspended after one member died from alcohol poisoning.