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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
critical organ
Biology; Toxicology
Organ which first attains the critical concentration of a substance and exhibits the critical effect under specified circumstances of exposure and for a given population.
acidosis
Biology; Toxicology
Pathological condition in which the hydrogen(1+) (hydron) amount concentration of body fluids is above normal and hence the pH of blood falls below the reference interval.
aneuploid
Biology; Toxicology
Cell or organism with missing or extra chromosomes or parts of chromosomes and thus an abnormal number of chromosomes which is not an exact multiple of the haploid number.
asphyxia
Biology; Toxicology
Condition resulting from insufficient intake of oxygen: symptoms include breathing difficulty, impairment of senses, and, in extreme, convulsions, unconsciousness and death.
concordance
Biology; Toxicology
Pairs or groups of individuals of identical phenotype. Note: In twin studies, this is a condition in which both twins exhibit or fail to exhibit a trait under investigation.
dependence
Biology; Toxicology
1. A psychic craving for a drug or other substance which may or may not be accompanied by a physical dependency. 2. Reliance on a drug or other substance to maintain health.
alkalosis
Biology; Toxicology
Pathological condition in which the hydrogen(1+) (hydron) substance concentration of body fluids is below normal and hence the pH of blood rises above the reference interval.
