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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societal risk

Biology; Toxicology

Total probability of harm to a human population including the probability of adverse effects to health of descendants and the probability of disruption resulting from loss of services such as ...

population (in statistics)

Biology; Toxicology

Totality of related items under consideration. Note 1: A clearly defined part of a population is called a subpopulation. The term ‘population segment’ is sometimes used as a synonym for ...

tubular reabsorption

Biology; Toxicology

Transfer of solutes from the renal tubule lumen to the tubular epithelial cell and normally from there to the peritubular fluid.

summary sheet

Biology; Toxicology

Two-to-four page summary of a risk assessment.

pinocytosis

Biology; Toxicology

Type of endocytosis in which soluble materials are taken up by the cell and incorporated into vesicles for digestion.

prokaryote

Biology; Toxicology

Unicellular organism, characterized by the absence of a membrane-enclosed nucleus. Note: Prokaryotes include bacteria, blue-green algae and mycoplasmas.

unit risk

Biology; Toxicology

Upper-bound excess lifetime cancer risk estimated to result from continuous exposure to an agent at a concentration of 1 μg L-1 in water, or 1 μg m-3 in air. Note: The interpretation of unit risk is ...