Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ptomaine_poisoning

1 sense of ptomaine poisoning

Sense 1
ptomaine, ptomaine poisoning -- (a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines)
       => food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder -- (illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food)