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POISONING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("poisoning" is a kind of...):
kill; killing; putting to death (the act of terminating a life)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poisoning"):
gassing (the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas)
Derivation:
poison (administer poison to)
poison (add poison to)
poison (kill with poison)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
Synonyms:
intoxication; poisoning; toxic condition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("poisoning" is a kind of...):
physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poisoning"):
alkali poisoning (poisoning resulting from the ingestion of an alkali compound (as lye or ammonia))
caffeine intoxication; caffeinism (poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products)
carbon monoxide poisoning (a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas)
cyanide poisoning (poisoning due to ingesting or inhaling cyanide; common in smoke from fires and in industrial chemicals)
ergotism (poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs)
mercury poisoning (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)
naphthalene poisoning (toxic condition resulting from inhaling or ingesting naphthalene)
nicotine poisoning (toxic condition caused by the ingestion or inhalation of large amounts of nicotine)
ophidism (poisoning by snake venom)
paraquat poisoning (poisoning caused by ingestion of paraquat; characterized by progressive damage to the esophagus and liver and kidneys)
pesticide poisoning (toxic condition resulting from ingesting or inhaling a pesticide)
salicylate poisoning (poisoning caused by the excessive ingestion of salicylates (usually aspirin))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb poison
Context examples:
It is also used to treat carbon monoxide poisoning and other conditions in which the tissues are not getting enough oxygen.
(Hyperbaric oxygen, NCI Dictionary)
It can also be caused by infections or other diseases, therapeutic drugs, lead poisoning, and other conditions.
(Hypochromic Anemia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It may also be caused by food poisoning, allergic reactions, or reactions to certain medicines or foods.
(Gastroenteritis, NCI Dictionary)
This agent is also used as an anticoagulant for blood specimens and is applied as a treatment of lead poisoning.
(Edetic acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A metal chelating agent that is used as an antidote in arsenic, gold, lead, mercury and other heavy metal poisoning.
(Dimercaprol, NCI Thesaurus)
There are plenty of important food-poisoning bacteria, including other strains of E. coli, that do go down the food chain.
(Wash your hands or else spread superbug E. coli, say scientists, Wikinews)
Causes of delirium include medications, poisoning, serious illnesses or infections, and severe pain.
(Delirium, NIH)
Also called acute radiation sickness, radiation poisoning, radiation sickness, and radiation sickness syndrome.
(Acute radiation syndrome, NCI Dictionary)
Arsenic poisoning from drinking contaminated groundwater affects about 140 million people in 50 countries and an estimated 43,000 people die of it annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
(Watermelon rind a cheap filter for arsenic in groundwater, SciDev.Net)
The Death Cap accounts for more than 90 percent of fungus-related poisoning deaths in Europe.
(New Test Identifies Poisonous Mushrooms, Agricultural Research Service)
