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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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Tumour
Biology; Toxicology
1. Any abnormal swelling or growth of tissue, whether benign or malignant. 2. An abnormal growth, in rate and structure, that arises from normal tissue, but serves no physiological function.
Toxicity
Biology; Toxicology
1. Capacity to cause injury to a living organism defined with reference to the quantity of substance administered or absorbed, the way in which the substance is administered and distributed in time ...
Tolerance
Biology; Toxicology
1. Adaptive state characterised by diminished effects of a particular dose of a substance: the process leading to tolerance is called "adaptation". 2. In food toxicology, dose that an individual can ...
Screening
Biology; Toxicology
1. Carrying out of a test or tests, examination(s) or procedure(s) in order to expose undetected abnormalities, unrecognised (incipient) diseases, or defects: examples are mass X-rays and cervical ...
Transformation
Biology; Toxicology
1. Alteration of a cell by incorporation of foreign genetic material and its subsequent expression in a new phenotype. 2. Conversion of cells growing normally to a state of rapid division in culture ...
Retention
Biology; Toxicology
1. Amount of a substance that is left from the total absorbed after a certain time following exposure. 2. Holding back within the body or within an organ, tissue or cell of matter that is normally ...
Neoplasm
Biology; Toxicology
1. Any abnormal swelling or growth of tissue, whether benign or malignant. 2. An abnormal growth, in rate and structure, that arises from normal tissue, but serves no physiological function.
