detoxification
Pronunciation: dē-tok′si-fi-kā′shŭn
Definition:
- Recovery from the toxic effects of a drug.
- Removal of the toxic properties from a poison.
- Metabolic conversion of pharmacologically active principles to pharmacologically less active principles.
Synonym(s): detoxication
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
