pesticide poisoning

Definitions of pesticide poisoning
  1. noun
    toxic condition resulting from ingesting or inhaling a pesticide
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    types:
    malathion poisoning
    a toxic condition caused by inhaling or ingesting the insecticide Malathion
    parathion poisoning
    a toxic condition resulting from inhalation or ingestion of the insecticide parathion; characterized by nausea and abdominal pains and headache and convulsions and sweating
    type of:
    intoxication, poisoning, toxic condition
    the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
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