DETOXIFICATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does detoxification mean? 

• DETOXIFICATION (noun)
  The noun DETOXIFICATION has 2 senses:

1. a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances

2. treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)

  Familiarity information: DETOXIFICATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DETOXIFICATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("detoxification" is a kind of...):

intervention; treatment (care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury))

Derivation:

detoxify (treat for alcohol or drug dependence)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("detoxification" is a kind of...):

medical aid; medical care (professional treatment for illness or injury)

Derivation:

detoxify (remove poison from)

 Context examples 

This gene is involved in both glutathione metabolism and cellular detoxification.

(GSTM3 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes glutathione S-transferase Mu 3 protein, plays a role in both nitrogen detoxification and glutathione metabolism.

(GSTM3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

However, the detoxification symptoms between morphine-like agents and methadone differ in that the onset of methadone's withdrawal symptoms is slower, the course is more prolonged and the symptoms are less severe.

(Methadone, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in the detoxification of xenobiotic compounds.

(Nicotinamide N-Methyltransferase, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes glutathione peroxidase 2 protein, plays a role in digestion and detoxification.

(GPX2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes glutathione peroxidase 1 protein, is involved in detoxification of hydrogen peroxide.

(GPX1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Designed for use outside the body, the device provides a proof-of-concept model for new detoxification techniques.

(3-D gel-nanoparticle device detoxifies blood, NIH)

This protein is involved in detoxification and digestion.

(Glutathione Peroxidase 2, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in cellular detoxification of glutathione, nitrogenous compounds and other xenobiotics.

(Glutathione S-Transferase Mu 3, NCI Thesaurus)

Any substance that inhibits glutathione transferase, an enzyme that catalyzes the addition of a glutathione moiety to a substrate and is involved in detoxification of endogenous and exogenous compounds.

(Glutathione Transferase Inhibitor, NCI Thesaurus)