disintoxication


dis·in·tox·i·cate

D0273400 (dĭs′ĭn-tŏk′sĭ-kāt′)tr.v. dis·in·tox·i·cat·ed, dis·in·tox·i·cat·ing, dis·in·tox·i·cates To free from the effects of intoxication or from dependence on intoxicating agents.
dis′in·tox′i·ca′tion n.

disintoxication

(dɪsɪnˌtɒksɪˈkeɪʃən) nthe act of disintoxicating

de•tox•i•fi•ca•tion

(diˌtɒk sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən)

also de•tox`i•ca′tion,



n. 1. the metabolic process by which toxins are changed into less toxic or more readily excreted substances. 2. the process of withdrawing a person from dependence on a habituating drug. [1900–05]