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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
elimination half-life or half time
Biology; Toxicology
Period taken for the plasma concentration of a substance to decrease by half. Note: May also be applied to other body compartments such as blood, specific organs, or tissues.
health surveillance
Biology; Toxicology
Periodic medico-physiological examinations of exposed workers with the objective of protecting health and preventing occupationally related disease.
hypertension
Biology; Toxicology
Persistently high blood pressure in the arteries or in a circuit, for example pulmonary hypertension or hepatic portal hypertension.
glomerular
Biology; Toxicology
Pertaining to a tuft or cluster, as of a plexus of capillary blood vessels or nerve fibers, especially referring to the capillaries of the glomerular of the kidney.
hypovolemic
Biology; Toxicology
Pertaining to an abnormally decreased volume of circulating fluid (plasma) in the body.
