- food poisoning
- noun Date: 1887 an acute gastrointestinal disorder caused by bacteria or their toxic products or by chemical residues in food
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food poisoning — [n] poisoning caused by eating food botulism, ptomaine poisoning, salmonella; concept 537 … New thesaurus
food poisoning — n. 1. the sickness resulting from eating food contaminated either by bacterial toxins or by certain bacteria, esp. salmonella, often causing vomiting, diarrhea, and prostration 2. poisoning resulting from naturally poisonous foods, as certain… … English World dictionary
food poisoning — food .poisoning n [U] a stomach illness caused by eating food that contains harmful ↑bacteria, so that you ↑vomit … Dictionary of contemporary English
food poisoning — food ,poisoning noun uncount an illness affecting your stomach, caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
food poisoning — ► NOUN ▪ illness caused by bacteria or other toxins in food, typically with vomiting and diarrhoea … English terms dictionary
Food poisoning — A common flu like illness typically characterized by nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, due to something the victim ate or drank that contained noxious bacteria, viruses, parasites, metals or toxins. The most prominent causes of food poisoning are… … Medical dictionary
food poisoning — an acute gastrointestinal condition characterized by such symptoms as headache, fever, chills, abdominal and muscular pain, nausea, diarrhea, and prostration, caused by foods that are naturally toxic, as poisonous mushrooms, by vegetable foods… … Universalium
food poisoning — noun illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food • Syn: ↑gastrointestinal disorder • Hypernyms: ↑illness, ↑unwellness, ↑malady, ↑sickness • Hyponyms: ↑botulism, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
food poisoning — an illness affecting the digestive system that results from eating food that is contaminated either by bacteria or bacterial toxins or, less commonly, by residues of insecticides (on fruit and vegetables) or poisonous chemicals such as lead or… … The new mediacal dictionary
food poisoning — пищевое отравление bacterial poisoning бактериальное отравление poisoning with cyanides отравление цианидами bacterial food poisoning пищевая токсикоинфекция copper poisoning of yeast отравление дрожжей медью streptococcal poisoning… … English-Russian travelling dictionary
food poisoning — N UNCOUNT If you get food poisoning, you become ill because you have eaten food that has gone bad. He had suffered a serious case of food poisoning over the Christmas holidays … English dictionary
