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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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Toxicology
estimated daily intake (EDI)
Biology; Toxicology
Prediction of the daily intake of a residue of a potentially harmful agent based on the most realistic estimation of the residue levels in food and the best available food consumption data for a ...
estimated maximum daily intake (EMDI)
Biology; Toxicology
Prediction of the maximum daily intake of a residue of a potentially harmful agent based on assumptions of average food consumption per person and maximum residues in the edible portion of a ...
genetic susceptibility
Biology; Toxicology
Predisposition to a particular disease or sensitivity to a substance due to the presence of a specific allele or combination of alleles in an individual’s genome.
hyper-
Biology; Toxicology
Prefix meaning above or excessive: when used with the suffix “-emia” refers to blood and with the suffix “-uria” refers to urine, for example “hyperbilirubinemia”.
antonym hypo-
Biology; Toxicology
Prefix meaning above or excessive: when used with the suffix “-emia” refers to blood and with the suffix “-uria” refers to urine, for example “hyperbilirubinemia”.
hypo-
Biology; Toxicology
Prefix meaning under, deficient: when used with the suffix “-emia” refers to blood and with the suffix “-uria” refers to urine, for example “hypocalcemia”.
natural occurrence
Biology; Toxicology
Presence of a substance in nature, as distinct from presence resulting from inputs from human activities. Note: The contamination of the natural environment by some man-made compounds may be so ...
