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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irritant

Biology; Toxicology

Causing inflammation following immediate, prolonged or repeated contact with skin, mucous membrane or other tissues.

eukaryote

Biology; Toxicology

Cell or organism with the genetic material packed in a membrane-surrounded structurally discrete nucleus and with well-developed cell organelles. Note: The term includes all organisms except ...

antonym prokaryote

Biology; Toxicology

Cell or organism with the genetic material packed in a membrane-surrounded structurally discrete nucleus and with well-developed cell organelles. Note: The term includes all organisms except ...

germ-line cell

Biology; Toxicology

Cell with a haploid chromosome content. Note: In animals, the germ-line cells are the sperm or egg (synonym gamete); in plants, the pollen cell or the ovum.

irreversible alteration

Biology; Toxicology

Change from normal structure or function that persists or progresses after cessation of exposure of the organism.

non-bioenvironmental transformation

Biology; Toxicology

Change in the chemical or physical nature of a substance occurring as a result of physicochemical conditions and independent of any biological system.