autointoxication [aw-toh-in-tok-suh-key-shuh n] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun Pathology. poisoning with toxic substances formed within the body, as during intestinal digestion. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of autointoxication First recorded in 1885–90; auto-1 + intoxication Also called autotoxemia, autotoxaemia, autotoxicosis. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for autointoxication Historical Examples of autointoxication
Autointoxication is said to play a prominent rle in the causation of melancholia.
Austin Malley
A good deal of the talk about autointoxication is just talk.
Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
He imagines himself the victim of autointoxication, afflicted with paralysis of the colon or dearth of intestinal secretions.
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
Whether there is a poisoning of the organism, an autointoxication, in such a condition is not a settled matter.
Abraham Myerson
British Dictionary definitions for autointoxication autointoxication noun self-poisoning caused by absorption of toxic products originating within the bodyAlso called: autotoxaemia Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 autointoxication in Medicine autointoxication [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.endogenic toxicosis The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.