detoxification
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4.9
- noun
- /ˌdiːtɒksɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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desintoxicación
- Harm reduction programs and detoxification units in hospitals and aftercare centers were included among priorities for the future.
- methadone detoxification
- detoxification program
- detoxification treatment
So what is actually happening in detoxification?
- So what is actually happening in detoxification?
Examples
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Comprehensive care within methadone or buprenorphine treatment -- both in detoxification and maintenance programs -- is quite rare.
Academic text (2007) -
Every May, I go off to a German clinic in Marbella for a detoxification treatment.
Fiction book (1993) -
Participants indicated the number of times they had been in a drug treatment or detoxification program in their lifetime.
Academic text (2004) -
The patient was continued on IV antibiotics and was followed up in the detoxification clinic.
Academic text (1996) -
Chance's mother needed immediate and sustained medical attention, including evaluation for detoxification if necessary and treatment for her physical conditions.
Academic text (1997) -
The missions and detoxification centers aren't really set up to take in women, and then only on a temporary basis.
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In addition, workouts improve your metabolic process and support the general detoxification process of the body.
Blog text (11) -
As such, referrals to detoxification centers and methadone clinics are an essential part of patient management.
Academic text (1996) -
The increasing use of buprenorphine for detoxification and maintenance demonstrates how this Congressional action helped reduce barriers to agonist treatment.
Academic text (2009) -
The doctor explained that detoxification is crucial for patients recovering from addiction.
Synonyms
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4.8
A period when someone removes unwanted things from the body, mind, or life
19
6.5
A process that removes harmful substances such as chemicals and germs from people, places or things
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4.6
Making something clean by removing unwanted or harmful substances
3
6.3
Removing unwanted things or substances from something by cleaning
An act that cleans the body by making you go to the toilet
The process of removing harmful substances to make food or water safe
How Intensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
detoxification = detoxify (transparent) = de + tox + ification
From 'detoxify', the suffix forms a noun meaning the process or result of detoxifying in a fully regular way.
Etymology
Detoxification comes from the parts de- ('remove') and toxin ('poison'), the same root you see in toxic and toxin. So it means the process of taking poisons out of the body or making them harmless, which is why doctors use it after poisoning or in treatment for drug or alcohol problems.