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Mithridatism
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mith·ri·da·tism (mthr-dtzm)
n.
Tolerance or immunity to a poison acquired by taking gradually larger doses of it.

mithri·datic (-dtk) adj.

mithridatism.
Mithridatism
Tolerance against a toxin, induced by gradually increasing its levels in the body, a technique which is similar to tolerisation therapy in allergy medicine

mithridatism
acquisition of immunity to a poison by ingestion of gradually increasing amounts of it.


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Artifacts under study include Athenian, Hellenistic, Aegean and Rhodian amphora and those from Sinope and Thasos, Mithridatic coins, a monumental building at Panskoe I and a royal grave.
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