Definition of Mithridatism

1. Noun. The development of immunity to a poison by gradual ingestion of successively greater amounts. ¹

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Medical Definition of Mithridatism

1. Immunity against the action of a poison produced by small and gradually increasing doses of the same. Origin: Mithridates, King of Pontus (132-63 B.C.), supposedly an unsuccessful suicide (by poison) because of repeated small doses taken to become invulnerable to assassination by poison (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mithridatism

mithe
mither
mithered
mithering
mithers
mithqal
mithqals
mithraic
mithraistic
mithramycin
mithridate
mithridate mustard
mithridatic
mithridatics
mithridatisation
mithridatism (current term)
mithridatization
mithridatize
mithridatized
mithril
miticidal
miticide
miticides
mitier
mitiest
mitigable
mitigant
mitigants
mitigate
mitigated

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