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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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circulation of substances in the environment
Biology; Toxicology
Movement of xenobiotic substances in the environment with air flow, river current, soil, water, etc.
criterion validity
Biology; Toxicology
Extent to which the measurement correlates with an external criterion of the phenomenon under study.
anthelminthic
Biology; Toxicology
Substance intended to kill or cause the expulsion of parasitic intestinal worms, such as helminths.
combined effect of poisons
Biology; Toxicology
Simultaneous or successive effect of two or more poisons on the organism by the same route of exposure.
area under the moment curve (AUMC)
Biology; Toxicology
Area between a curve and the abscissa (horizontal axis) in a plot of (concentration x time) versus time.
ataxia
Biology; Toxicology
Unsteady or irregular manner of walking or movement caused by loss or failure of muscular co-ordination.
absorbed dose of radiation (D)
Biology; Toxicology
Energy imparted by ionizing radiation to a specified volume of matter divided by the mass of that volume.
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