gastrointestinal disorder

Noun
  1. Illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food (synset 114092167)
    is a type of: illness, malady, sickness, unwellness - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
    subtypes:
    • botulism - food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly
    • mushroom poisoning - toxic condition caused by eating certain species of mushrooms (especially Amanita species)
    • ptomaine, ptomaine poisoning - a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
    • salmonellosis - a kind of food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium
    same as: food poisoning

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