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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Distribution volume

Biology; Toxicology

Theoretical volume of a body compartment throughout which a substance is calculated to be distributed.

Induction period

Biology; Toxicology

Time from the onset of exposure to the appearance of signs of disease.

Trophic level

Biology; Toxicology

Amount of energy in terms of food that an organism needs. Note: Organisms not needing organic food, such as plants, are said to be on a low trophic level, whereas predator species needing food of ...

Reference concentration (RfC)

Biology; Toxicology

An estimate (with uncertainty spanning perhaps an order of magnitude) of a continuous inhalation exposure to the human population (including sensitive subgroups which include children, asthmatics and ...