FOOD POISONING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does food poisoning mean? 

• FOOD POISONING (noun)
  The noun FOOD POISONING has 1 sense:

1. illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOOD POISONING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

food poisoning; gastrointestinal disorder

Hypernyms ("food poisoning" is a kind of...):

illness; malady; sickness; unwellness (impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "food poisoning"):

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)

 Context examples 

It may also be caused by food poisoning, allergic reactions, or reactions to certain medicines or foods.

(Gastroenteritis, NCI Dictionary)

These include morning sickness during pregnancy, infections, migraine headaches, motion sickness, food poisoning, cancer chemotherapy or other medicines.

(Nausea and Vomiting, NIH)

To help avoid food poisoning and prevent infection, handle food safely.

(E. Coli Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

It's the same toxin that causes a life-threatening type of food poisoning called botulism.

(Botox, NIH)

Approximately 10 per cent of all eggs break or crack before consumption, which increases the risk of food poisoning and infections such as Salmonella.

(Study paves way for healthier and more robust eggs, University of Granada)

A little bit of norovirus — the highly infectious microbe that causes about 20 million cases of food poisoning in the United States each year — goes a long way.

(Using a smartphone to detect norovirus, National Science Foundation)

It can cause food poisoning.

(Botox, NCI Dictionary)