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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enterohepatic circulation

Biology; Toxicology

Cyclical process involving intestinal re-absorption of a substance that has been excreted through the bile, followed by transfer back to the liver, making it available for biliary excretion again.

harm

Biology; Toxicology

Damage or adverse effect to a population, species, individual organism, organ, tissue or cell.

homology

Biology; Toxicology

Degree of identity existing between the nucleotide sequences of two related but not complementary DNA or RNA molecules. Note 1: 70% homology means that on the average 70 out of every 100 nucleotides ...

isotonic

Biology; Toxicology

Denoting a liquid exerting the same osmotic pressure or chemical potential of water (water potential) as another liquid with which it is being compared.