detoxification

Detoxification (also detoxification ) stands for:

• the physiological metabolism of toxic substances in the context of biotransformation
• Medical measures to remove toxic substances from the body of living beings, see Poisoning # Measures in the case of acute poisoning
• in addiction disorders, the phase in which a psychotropic substance is left out or discontinued, see withdrawal syndrome
• the alternative medical concept of “detoxification” of the body, see detoxification
• In the case of wastewater, the cleaning of toxic ingredients, see wastewater decontamination

See also:

• Detox
• Digital detox , efforts to reduce and withdraw the use of digital devices and media
• decontamination

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.