Literally means ‘self-poisoning’. Any condition of poisoning brought about by substances formed in or by the body.
n. poisoning by a toxin formed within the body.
A term applied to states of poisoning. The poison may be some chemical substance introduced from outside, for example, ALCOHOL; or it may be due to the products of bacterial action, the bacteria either being introduced from outside or developing within the body. The term autointoxication is applied in the latter case.... intoxication
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