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  • 21Poisoning, carbon monoxide — Poisoning with carbon monoxide, a tasteless odorless gas and byproduct of combustion that competes with oxygen binding sites on the hemoglobin molecule. Chronic carbon monoxide poisoning may be more common than is currently recognized. Patients… …

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  • 22Poisoning, mercury — The metallic element mercury is poisonous to humans. Mercury poisoning can occur in both acute and chronic forms. Acute mercury poisoning (which today is less common) is associated with ulcerations of the stomach and intestine and with toxic… …

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  • 23Poisoning the Lark — Infobox Album | Name = Poisoning The Lark Type = Album Artist = Farewell Released = May 24th 2005 Recorded = Dorisland Studios Category = Power pop Genre = Power pop, Pop Punk Length = 00:18 Label = Forsaken Recordings Producer = Mark McClusky… …

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  • 24Poisoning, lead — An environmental hazard capable of causing brain damage. In the US lead poisoning is formally defined as having at least 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood. (The average level of lead, for people ages 1 to 70, is 2.3 micrograms.) The… …

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  • 25Poisoning, alcohol — A condition in which a toxic amount of alcohol (ethanol, ethyl alcohol) has been drunk, usually in a short period of time. The toxicity is related to the blood level of the alcohol. The individual may become extremely disoriented, unresponsive or …

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  • 26Poisoning, silver — Silver poisoning, medically termed argyria, causes ashen gray discoloration of the skin (and other tissues of the body). Due to chronic use of silver salts. For example, a medical report related the case of a woman, now in her 50s, with… …

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  • 27poisoning — /poy zeuh ning/, n. Pathol. the condition produced by a poison or by a toxic substance. [1400 50; late ME poisenynge. See POISON, ING1] * * * …

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  • 28poisoning — noun a) The administration of a poison. b) The state of being poisoned …

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  • 29poisoning — poi·son·ing || pɔɪznɪŋ n. act of injuring or killing with a toxin; state of being contaminated with a toxin poi·son || pɔɪzn n. toxin; venom v. kill or injure with toxin, give poison; have bad or damaging influence on; corrupt …

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  • 30poisoning — poi·son·ing …

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