food poisoning

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food poisoning (usually uncountable, plural food poisonings)

  1. (pathology, bacteriology) Any food-borne disease, such as salmonella, that typically causes diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, fever and abdominal cramps.
    Synonyms: (archaic) bromatotoxism, foodborne illness, food-borne disease
    Hyponym: sitotoxism

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