intossicamento

poisoning

noun een-tohs-see-kah-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

intoxication

Usage Note

Intossicamento refers to poisoning or toxic overload in the body. The more common medical term in clinical Italian is intossicazione (f), though intossicamento appears in formal and legal contexts. Do not confuse with avvelenamento, which often implies deliberate poisoning.

Examples

"L'intossicamento da funghi è pericoloso."

Natural Translation

Mushroom poisoning is dangerous.

Literal Translation

The-poisoning from mushrooms is dangerous.

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