Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Detoxification has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
"After weeks in a clinical detoxification program, he finally felt his body beginning to recover from years of heavy drinking."
treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)
"The doctor prescribed charcoal and fluids to aid in the detoxification process after the patient ingested a large amount of industrial solvent."
The process of removing toxins.
"After spending a week at the spa, she finally felt her body had completed its detoxification from all the pollutants accumulated in the city air."