| Qualifier in English: | poisoning |
| Qualifier in Spanish: | envenenamiento |
| Qualifier in Portuguese: | envenenamento |
| Qualifier in French: | intoxication |
| Entry term(s): |
poisonous effects |
| Scope note: | Used with drugs, chemicals, and industrial materials for human or animal poisoning, acute or chronic, whether the poisoning is accidental, occupational, suicidal, by medication error, or by environmental exposure. |
| Annotation: | subheading only; for clinical & veterinary only; for human & animal experiments use /toxicity; see also /adverse effects & /toxicity |
| Online Note: | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/PO or PO (SH) or SUBS APPLY PO |
| History Note: | 66; used with Category D 1966-67; D & J 1968 forward |
| Entry Version: |
POIS |
| Abbreviation: | PO |
| DeCS UI: | 22025 |
| Descriptor UI: | Q000506 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1973/12/27 |
| Revision Date: | 2017/07/05 |
poisoning
- Preferred
poisonous effects
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0030708 |
| Scope note | Used with drugs, chemicals, and industrial materials for human or animal poisoning, acute or chronic, whether the poisoning is accidental, occupational, suicidal, by medication error, or by environmental exposure. |
| Preferred term | poisoning |
| Concept UI |
M0030709 |
| Preferred term | poisonous effects |
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