Toxicology

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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sampling error

Biology; Toxicology

That part of the total error (the estimate from a sample minus the population value) associated with using only a fraction of the population and extrapolating to the whole, as distinct from ...

standard

Biology; Toxicology

That which is established as a measure or model to which others of a similar nature should conform.

spectral radiant power

Biology; Toxicology

The radiant power at wavelength lambda (λ) per unit wavelength interval.

pharynx

Biology; Toxicology

Throat, the part of the digestive tract between the esophagus below and the mouth and nasal cavities above and in front.

stability half-life

Biology; Toxicology

Time required for the amount of a substance in a formulation to decrease, for any reason, by one-half (50%).

transcriptome

Biology; Toxicology

Total messenger RNA expressed in a cell or tissue at a given point in time.

prevalence rate

Biology; Toxicology

Total number of individuals who have an attribute or disease at a particular time (or during a particular period) divided by the population at risk of having the attribute or disease at this point in ...