immunity to poison by taking increasingly large doses
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Immunity against the action of a poison produced by small and gradually increasing doses of the same. ... Origin: Mithridates, King of Pontus (132-63 B.C.), supposedly an unsuccessful suicide (by poison) because of repeated small doses taken to become invulnerable to assassination by poison ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mith′ri-dā′tizm, mith-rid′ă-tizm Definitions: 1. Immunity against the action of a poison produced by small and gradually increasing doses of the same.
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