Medical Dictionary

intoxication

noun in·tox·i·ca·tion \in-ˌtäk-sə-ˈkā-shən\

Medical Definition of INTOXICATION

1
:  an abnormal state that is essentially a poisoning <hypokalemia potentiates digoxin intoxication—W. H. Abelmann et al> <no evidence of cocaine intoxication—Margaret M. McCarron et al> <acute carbon monoxide intoxication>
2
:  the condition of being drunk :  inebriation

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