Condition Article

Poisoning

A poison is any substance that is harmful to your body. The effects of poisoning range from short-term illness to brain damage, coma, and death.

Mental Behavioral Health

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Definition

A poison is any substance that is harmful to your body. The effects of poisoning range from short-term illness to brain damage, coma, and death.

Concept record

Canonical title: Poisoning
Alphabetical key: P
Category: Mental Behavioral Health
Content type: Condition Article
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations: None recorded for this concept yet.
Article status: Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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