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food poisoning ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for food poisoning on Thesaurus.com noun
- an acute gastrointestinal condition characterized by such symptoms as headache, fever, chills, abdominal and muscular pain, nausea, diarrhea, and prostration, caused by foods that are naturally toxic, as poisonous mushrooms, by vegetable foods that are chemically contaminated, as by insecticides, or by bacteria or their toxins, especially of the genus Salmonella.
Origin of food poisoning First recorded in 1885–90 Related Words for food poisoning botulism, salmonella Examples from the Web for food poisoning Contemporary Examples of food poisoning
Somewhere between 80 and 90 percent of food-poisoning cases come from food prepared and eaten at home.
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Historical Examples of food poisoning
But air-poisoning kills a hundred where food-poisoning kills one.
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British Dictionary definitions for food poisoning food poisoning noun
- an acute illness typically characterized by gastrointestinal inflammation, vomiting, and diarrhoea, caused by food that is either naturally poisonous or contaminated by pathogenic bacteria (esp Salmonella)
food poisoning in Medicine food poisoning n.
- Bacterial food poisoning.
- Poisoning caused by ingesting substances, such as certain mushrooms, that contain natural toxins.
food poisoning in Science food poisoning
- An acute gastrointestinal disorder characterized by vomiting and diarrhea, caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria, usually of the genus Salmonella or the genus Staphylococcus, which produces a toxin.
food poisoning in Culture food poisoning
Illnesses that arise from eating food contaminated with pathogenic or toxic (see toxins) substances. Characterized by vomiting and diarrhea, food poisoning is often caused by bacteria, such as salmonella or staphylococci. (See botulism.)