intoxicación

Definitions of intoxicación
  1. noun
    the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
    synonyms: emponzoñamiento, envenenamiento, toxinfección
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    type of:
    muerte
    the act of terminating a life
  2. noun
    illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
    synonyms: intoxicación alimenticia, salmonelosis
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    types:
    botulismo
    food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly
    salmonelosis
    a kind of food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium
    type of:
    disfunción física
    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
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