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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.
Contributors in Toxicology
Toxicology
coal miners' pneumoconiosis
Biology; Toxicology
Form of pneumoconiosis caused by accumulation of anthracite carbon deposits in the lungs due to inhalation of smoke or coal dust.
byssinosis
Biology; Toxicology
Pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of dust and associated microbial contaminants and observed in cotton, flax, and hemp workers.
biopsy
Biology; Toxicology
Excision of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic or biochemical examination; usually performed to establish a diagnosis.
chemical warfare
Biology; Toxicology
Military operations using the toxic properties of chemical agents to kill, injure or incapacitate human beings, animals, or plants.
chronotoxicology
Biology; Toxicology
Study of the influence of biological rhythms on the toxicity of substances or of the influence of a toxicant on biological rhythms.
bio-accumulation potential
Biology; Toxicology
Ability of living organisms to concentrate a substance obtained either directly from the environment or indirectly through its food.
bioinformatics
Biology; Toxicology
Discipline encompassing the development and utilization of computational facilities to store, analyse and interpret biological data.
