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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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.

Benign

Biology; Toxicology

1. Of a disease, producing no persisting harmful effects. 2. tumour which does not invade other tissues (see metastasis), having lost growth control but not positional control.

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.

Arboricide

Biology; Toxicology

Substance intended to kill trees and shrubs.

Bio-availability in toxico- or pharmacokinetics

Biology; Toxicology

Ratio of the systemic exposure from extravascular (ev) exposure to that following intravenous (iv) exposure as described by the equation: F = A ev D iv / B iv D ev where F (fraction of dose ...