2. Verb. (third-person singular of poison) ¹
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Definition of Poisons
1. poison [v] - See also: poison
Medical Definition of Poisons
1. Substances which, when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed, or when applied to, injected into, or developed within the body in relatively small amounts may, by their chemical action, cause damage to structure or disturbance of function. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poisons
Literary usage of Poisons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"from which I found that the organic poisons retain their activity up to a given
... (_/) That the poisons are harmless in their dry state, but commence to ..."
2. Diet in Health and Disease by Julius Friedenwald, John Ruhräh (1907)
"Such disturbances are the natural sequence of all poisons when employed in ...
poisons may thus be classified as protoplasmic (influencing metabolism ..."
3. A Text-book of Pathology by William George MacCallum (1916)
"Chloroform, alcohol, metallic poisons, etc. CHEMICAL INJURIES Nature of
poisons.—Injurious chemical substances or poisons are those which enter into ..."
4. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology by Henry Cadwalader Chapman (1892)
"Frequency of Death from Poisoning—Definition of a Poison—Mode of Action of
poisons—Influence Exerted on Action of poisons ..."
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