autointoxication
noun
au·to·in·tox·i·ca·tion
ˌȯ-tō-in-ˌtäk-sə-ˈkā-shən 
: a state of being poisoned by toxic substances produced within the body
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Call it autointoxication, Running away with me, Ever since the inauguration, running away with me.
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Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2019
Unlike the Cascade, the theory of intestinal autointoxication did not hold water.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2014
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Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2019
Unlike the Cascade, the theory of intestinal autointoxication did not hold water.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2014
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“Autointoxication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autointoxication. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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autointoxication
noun
au·to·in·tox·i·ca·tion
-in-ˌtäk-sə-ˈkā-shən
: poisoning by toxic substances produced within the body
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