CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carbon monoxide poisoning mean? 

• CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING (noun)
  The noun CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING has 1 sense:

1. a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas

  Familiarity information: CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin and displaces oxygen in the blood

Hypernyms ("carbon monoxide poisoning" is a kind of...):

intoxication; poisoning; toxic condition (the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance)

Meronyms (parts of "carbon monoxide poisoning"):

cyanosis (a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes)

 Context examples 

Useful in the treatment of severe burns, peripheral vascular disease, carbon monoxide poisoning and decompression illness.

(Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

It is also used to treat carbon monoxide poisoning and other conditions in which the tissues are not getting enough oxygen.

(Hyperbaric oxygen, NCI Dictionary)