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temporary maximum residue limit

Biology; Toxicology

Regulatory value established for a specified, limited time when only a temporary acceptable daily intake has been established for the pesticide concerned or, with the existence of ...

surrogate

Biology; Toxicology

Relatively well studied toxicant whose properties are assumed to apply to an entire chemically and toxicologically related class; for example, benzo(a)pyrene data may be used as ...

predictive validity

Biology; Toxicology

Reliability of a measurement expressed in terms of its ability to predict the criterion: an example would be an academic aptitude test that was validated against subsequent ...

plasmapheresis

Biology; Toxicology

Removal of blood from the body and centrifuging it to obtain plasma and packed red blood cells: the blood cells are resuspended in a physiologically compatible solution (usually ...

subchronic

Biology; Toxicology

Repeated over a short period, usually about 10 % of the life span; an imprecise term used to describe exposures of intermediate duration.

retrospective study

Biology; Toxicology

Research design used to test etiological hypotheses in which inferences about exposure to the putative causal factor(s) are derived from data relating to characteristics of the ...