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Overdose vs Cinchonism - What's the difference?

overdose | cinchonism |

As nouns the difference between overdose and cinchonism

is that overdose is an excessive and dangerous dose of a drug while cinchonism is a pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark.

As a verb overdose

is to dose excessively, to take an overdose.

overdose

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.
    • ''die of a heroin overdose

    Verb

    (overdos)
  • To dose excessively, to take an overdose.
    • Be careful not to overdose on those pills.
    She overdosed on cocaine.
  • To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.

    • Derived terms

    * OD * overdoser

    Related terms

    * overdosage

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    cinchonism

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia cinchonism)
  • A pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark.

    • Synonyms

    * quinism, quininism