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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
contact poison
Biology; Toxicology
1. Chemical which injures the target organism through physical contact and skin absorption rather than through ingestion or inhalation. 2. Pesticide (herbicide) that causes injury to only the plant ...
denaturation
Biology; Toxicology
1. Addition of methanol, acetone or other suitable chemical(s) to alcohol to make it unfit for drinking. 2. Change in molecular structure of proteins so that they cannot function normally, often ...
control group
Biology; Toxicology
Selected subjects of study, identified as a rule before a study is done, which comprises humans, animals, or other species who do not have the disease, intervention, procedure or whatever is being ...
comparison group
Biology; Toxicology
Selected subjects of study, identified as a rule before a study is done, which comprises humans, animals, or other species who do not have the disease, intervention, procedure or whatever is being ...
absorption coefficient
Biology; Toxicology
Ratio of the absorbed quantity (uptake) of a substance to the administered quantity (intake). Note: For exposure by way of the respiratory tract, the absorption coefficient is the ratio of the ...
cumulative incidence
Biology; Toxicology
Number or proportion of individuals in a group who experience the onset of a health-related event during a specified time interval. Note: This interval is generally the same for all members of the ...
bio-elimination
Biology; Toxicology
Removal, usually from the aqueous phase, of a test substance in the presence of living organisms by biological processes supplemented by physico-chemical reactions.
