DETOXICATION, DRUG, METABOLIC
\diːtˌɒksɪkˈe͡ɪʃən], \diːtˌɒksɪkˈeɪʃən], \d_iː_t_ˌɒ_k_s_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Reduction of pharmacologic activity or toxicity of a drug or other foreign substance by a living system, usually by enzymatic action. It includes those metabolic transformations that make the substance more soluble for faster renal excretion.
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