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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Toxic dose

Biology; Toxicology

Amount of a substance which produces intoxication without lethal outcome.

Tissue dose

Biology; Toxicology

Amount of a substance or physical agent (radiation) absorbed by a tissue.

Population-at-risk

Biology; Toxicology

Persons who can and may develop an adverse health effect and who are potentially exposed to a substance under study. People already having chronic disease are excluded from the population at risk in ...