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Toxicology
A branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals or physical agents on living organisms, as well as the symptoms, mechanisms, treatments and detection of poisoning, especially the poisoning of people.
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systemic absorption
Biology; Toxicology
Uptake to the blood and transport via the blood of a substance to an organ or compartment in the body distant from the site of absorption.
antimetabolite
Biology; Toxicology
Substance, structurally similar to a metabolite, which competes with it or replaces it, and so prevents or reduces its normal utilization.
biomarker of effect
Biology; Toxicology
Biomarker that, depending upon the magnitude, can be recognized as associated with an established or possible health impairment or disease.
effect biomarker
Biology; Toxicology
Biomarker that, depending upon the magnitude, can be recognized as associated with an established or possible health impairment or disease.
abiotic degradation
Biology; Toxicology
Process in which a substance is converted to simpler products by physical or chemical mechanisms: examples include hydrolysis and photolysis.
absorptance in chemistry (α)
Biology; Toxicology
Ratio of the absorbed to the incident radiant power. Also called absorption factor. When α ≤ 1, α ≈ Ae, where Ae is the Napierian absorbance.
chronic effect
Biology; Toxicology
Consequence which develops slowly and (or) has a long-lasting course: may be applied to an effect which develops rapidly and is long lasting.
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