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mithridatismenUK
mith·ri·da·tism M0350700 (mĭth′rĭ-dā′tĭz′əm)n. Tolerance or immunity to a poison acquired by taking gradually larger doses of it. [After Mithridates VIwho is said to have acquired tolerance for poison.] mith′ri·dat′ic (-dăt′ĭk) adj.mithridatism (ˈmɪθrɪdeɪˌtɪzəm) n (Medicine) immunity to large doses of poison by prior ingestion of gradually increased doses mithridatic adjmithridatismthe production of immunity against the action of a poison by consuming it regularly in gradually larger doses.See also: PoisonTranslationsmithridatismenUK
mith·ri·da·tism (mith'ri-dā'tizm, mith-rid'ă-tizm), Immunity against the action of a poison produced by small and gradually increasing doses of the same. [Mithridates, King of Pontus (132-63 BCE), supposedly an unsuccessful suicide (by poison) because of repeated small doses taken to become invulnerable to assassination by poison] mithridatism (mĭth′rĭ-dā′tĭz′əm)n. Tolerance or immunity to a poison acquired by taking gradually larger doses of it. mith′ri·dat′ic (-dăt′ĭk) adj.Tolerance against a toxin, induced by gradually increasing its levels in the body, a technique which is similar to tolerisation therapy in allergy medicine |