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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Toxicology

Antonym hypo-

Biology; Toxicology

Prefix meaning above or excessive: when used with the suffix "-emia" refers to blood and with the suffix "-uria" refers to urine, for example "hyperbilirubinemia".

Natural occurrence

Biology; Toxicology

Presence of a substance in nature, as distinct from presence resulting from inputs from human activities. Note: The contamination of the natural environment by some man-made compounds may be so ...

Genetic susceptibility

Biology; Toxicology

Predisposition to a particular disease or sensitivity to a substance due to the presence of a specific allele or combination of alleles in an individual's genome.

Hyper-

Biology; Toxicology

Prefix meaning above or excessive: when used with the suffix "-emia" refers to blood and with the suffix "-uria" refers to urine, for example "hyperbilirubinemia".

Hypo-

Biology; Toxicology

Prefix meaning under, deficient: when used with the suffix "-emia" refers to blood and with the suffix "-uria" refers to urine, for example "hypocalcemia".