Medical term:
toxicology
toxicology
[tok″sĭ-kol´ah-je]the science or study of poisons. adj., adj toxicolog´ic.
developmental toxicology the study of the effects of toxins on developing embryos; see also teratology.
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tox·i·col·o·gy
(tok'si-kol'ŏ-jē),The science of poisons, including their source, chemical composition, action, tests, and antidotes.
[toxico- + G. logos, study]
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toxicology
(tŏk′sĭ-kŏl′ə-jē)n.
The study of the nature, effects, and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning.
tox′i·co·log′i·cal (-kə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl), tox′i·co·log′ic (-ĭk) adj.
tox′i·co·log′i·cal·ly adv.
tox′i·col′o·gist n.
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tox·i·col·o·gy
(tok'si-kol'ŏ-jē)The science of poisons, including their source, chemical composition, action, tests, and antidotes.
[toxico- + G. logos, study]
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toxicology
The study of the nature, properties and identification of poisons, of their biological effects on living organisms and of the treatment of these effects.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Toxicology
The branch of medicine that deals with the effects, detection, and treatment of poisons.
Mentioned in: Poisoning
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
tox·i·col·o·gy
(tok'si-kol'ŏ-jē)Science of poisons, including their source, chemical composition, action, tests, and antidotes.
[toxico- + G. logos, study]
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