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ptomaine poisoning

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ptomaine poisoning
n.
Food poisoning, erroneously believed to be the result of ptomaine ingestion. Not in scientific use.
ptomaine poisoning
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a popular term for food poisoning. Ptomaines were once erroneously thought to be a cause of food poisoning
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Noun1.ptomaine poisoning - a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
ptomaine
food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder - illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
Translations
ptomaine poisoning
n → Leichenvergiftung f


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