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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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effective dose (ED)
Biology; Toxicology
Dose of a substance that causes a defined magnitude of response in a given system. Note: ED50 is the median dose that causes 50 % of maximal response.
one-hit model
Biology; Toxicology
Dose-response model of the form P =1 - e -bd where P is the probability of cancer death from a continuous dose rate, d, and b is a constant.
ground treatment of plants
Biology; Toxicology
Dusting or spraying of plants with pesticides by hand, by special machines, or by apparatus fixed to tractors or driven by them.
non-ionizing radiation
Biology; Toxicology
Electromagnetic radiation of low energy that is not capable of causing ionization.
dose of radiation
Biology; Toxicology
Energy or amount of photons absorbed by an irradiated object during a specified exposure time divided by area or volume.
immunopotentiation
Biology; Toxicology
Enhancement of the capacity of the immune system to produce an effective response.
immission
Biology; Toxicology
Environmental concentration of a pollutant resulting from a combination of emissions and dispersals (often synonymous with exposure).
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