Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances;
2.
treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
detoxification \detoxification\ n.
1. a medically supervised treatment for addiction to drugs or
alcohol intended to rid the body of the addictive
substances.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. treatment for poisoning by counteracting its toxic
properties.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. conversion (of a poisonous substance) to a non-toxic or
harmless state.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
detoxification
n 1: a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to
remove the physiological effects of the addictive
substances
2: treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties
(normally a function of the liver)