food poisoning

noun
1.
an acute gastrointestinal condition characterized by such symptoms as headache, fever, chills, abdominal and muscular pain, nausea, diarrhea, and prostration, caused by foods that are naturally toxic, as poisonous mushrooms, by vegetable foods that are chemically contaminated, as by insecticides, or by bacteria or their toxins, especially of the genus Salmonella.
Origin
1885-90
Examples from the web for food poisoning
  • He contracted food poisoning and died soon afterwards.
  • The symptoms of food poisoning often don't appear for days after the contaminated meal was eaten.
  • So, let's make some progress in stopping food poisoning and then later pick out the new stationery.
  • Only an insulated nylon bag with a cold pack inside would adequately insure against spoilage-induced food poisoning.
  • The year your canned cranberry sauce gave everyone food poisoning.
  • Scientists may have found a source of relief for patients with chronic lower back pain in bacteria that cause food poisoning.
  • The same toxin is something that affects people and it's amnestic sea food poisoning.
  • Except for people with gastritis or food poisoning, that is.
  • food poisoning is responsible for millions of illnesses in our country every year, yet many cases could be avoided.
  • The city's real policemen all get food poisoning at a party and the misfits must take over and get the job done.
British Dictionary definitions for food poisoning

food poisoning

noun
1.
an acute illness typically characterized by gastrointestinal inflammation, vomiting, and diarrhoea, caused by food that is either naturally poisonous or contaminated by pathogenic bacteria (esp Salmonella)
food poisoning in Medicine

food poisoning n.

  1. Bacterial food poisoning.

  2. Poisoning caused by ingesting substances, such as certain mushrooms, that contain natural toxins.

food poisoning in Science
food poisoning  
An acute gastrointestinal disorder characterized by vomiting and diarrhea, caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria, usually of the genus Salmonella or the genus Staphylococcus, which produces a toxin.
food poisoning in Culture

food poisoning definition


Illnesses that arise from eating food contaminated with pathogenic or toxic (see toxins) substances. Characterized by vomiting and diarrhea, food poisoning is often caused by bacteria, such as salmonella or staphylococci. (See botulism.)