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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Wasting syndrome

Biology; Toxicology

Disease marked by weight loss and atrophy of muscular and other connective tissues that is not directly related to a decrease in food and water consumption.

Proteome

Biology; Toxicology

Description of the complete set of proteins encoded by the genome.

Secretion

Biology; Toxicology

1. Process by which a substance such as a hormone or enzyme produced in a cell is passed through a plasma membrane No Entry to the outside, for example the intestinal lumen or the blood (internal ...

Triage

Biology; Toxicology

1. Process for sorting people into groups based on their need for or likely benefit from immediate medical treatment. 2. System used to allocate a scarce commodity, such as food, to those most likely ...

Recovery

Biology; Toxicology

1. Process leading to partial or complete restoration of a cell, tissue, organ or organism following its damage from exposure to a harmful substance or agent. 2. Term used in analytical and ...

Risk

Biology; Toxicology

1. Probability of adverse effects caused under specified circumstances by an agent in an organism, a population or an ecological system. 2. Probability of a hazard causing an adverse effect. 3. ...

Ventilation

Biology; Toxicology

1. Process of supplying a building or room with fresh air. 2. Process of exchange of air between the ambient atmosphere and the lungs. 3. In physiology, the amount of air inhaled per day. 4. ...