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US
/dɪˌtɑksɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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[ UK /diːtˌɒksɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /diːtˌɒksɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
- treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)
How To Use detoxification In A Sentence
- Newborns 'levels of an enzyme called paraoxonase 1 (PON1), critical to the detoxification of organophosphate pesticides, average one-third or less than those of the babies' mothers. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
- Is it possible to determine the fate of toxicants and the presence and efficiencies of detoxification systems in rotifers?
- This indicated that tissue stable sulfur isotope turnover in these mussels is influenced by sulfide detoxification activities.
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- If you have serious withdrawal symptoms or other medical problems, you might have to go to a hospital for detoxification.
- Ayurveda emphasizes a balance of both elimination and detoxification.
- Disruption of the delicate balance of metabolic activation and detoxification of chemical carcinogens is a process that may facilitate such an effect.
- Women who used prior mental health services are more likely to use additional drug treatment modalities beyond detoxification.
- A case can also be made for other diverse agents that support xenobiotic detoxification and also, for example, protect against aflatoxin-induced tumors.
- However, the mechanism of detoxification of secondary metabolites in plant cells is less well understood.