Detoxification
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Detoxification or detoxication (detox for short) is the physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a living organism, including the human body, which is mainly carried out by the liver. Additionally, it can refer to the period of withdrawal during which an organism returns to homeostasis after long-term use of an addictive substance.
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See also
- Chelation therapy (heavy metal detoxification)
- New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project
- Organisms used in water purification
- Toxification
- Xenobiotic
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