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Poison

In science, a poison is any chemical substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism. The term of poison is used in a wide range of scientific fields and industries, where it is often specifically defined. It may also be applied colloquially or figuratively, with a broad sense.

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Poisoning

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Poison

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Edges284
Triples167
Avg. degree1.99
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Poison

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related to Decontamination · 19
Poison → Activated, Cathartics, Emesis, EMT, Gastric, However, Ipecac, It, Its, Lavage, Nasogastric, Paramedic, Routine, The, There, They, This, Treatment, Whole
related to External links · 18
Poison → Agency, Archived, Cathy Newman, Disease RegistryAmerican Association, Education WebsiteCochrane Injuries Group, Medical ToxicologyClinical Toxicology Teaching, National Capital Poison CenterwebPOISONCONTROL, Pick Your Poison, Poison Control CentersAmerican College, Poison Control Centre Here, Poison Prevention, Systematic, Toxic Substances, Toxic Tales, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineFind Your Local, Wiki Archived, Worldwide
see also · 16
Poison → Agency, Any, Approach, ATSDR, Disease Registry, Health, Invasion, Label, Paralytic, Person, Preventive, Ring, Substance, Toxic Substances, US, Yuk
related to Etymology · 12
Poison → By, Cicero, English, For, It, Latin, Modern French, Old French, The, The Latin, These, World War
related to history · 12
Poison → Apothecary, As, Athenians, Chinese, For, Huolongjing, In Medieval Europe, Jiao Yu, Poison's, Socrates, Throughout, While
has application · 10
Poison → Biocides, For, However, Human, Humans, In, It, Poisonous, Poisons, They
related to Terminology · 9
Poison → Everything, His, In, LD50, Only, Paracelsus, See, Some, The
related to Figurative use · 8
Poison → American English, Despite, Figurative, Figuratively, Pennsylvania, Pick, The, Toxicodendron
related to Uses · 8
Poison → By, Chelating, Due, Examples, Hazardous, Industry, Most, The
related to Acute · 6
Poison → Absorption, Acute, Agents, Furthermore, Poisoning, Symptoms

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Poisonis achemical substance causing death0.90text
Poisonis adelivery method of the toxin0.90text
paininstance ofThese injuries may result in symptoms0.80text
coughinginstance ofThese injuries may result in symptoms0.80text
vomitinginstance ofThese injuries may result in symptoms0.80text
and shortness of breath.The term poisoning refers to the harmful physiological effects that result from the exposure to a toxic substanceinstance ofThese injuries may result in symptoms0.80text
typically through ingestioninstance ofThese injuries may result in symptoms0.80text
inhalationinstance ofThese injuries may result in symptoms0.80text
injectioninstance ofThese injuries may result in symptoms0.80text
or skin absorptioninstance ofThese injuries may result in symptoms0.80text
tetanusinstance ofExamples include bacterial proteins responsible for conditions0.80text
botulisminstance ofExamples include bacterial proteins responsible for conditions0.80text

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