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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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Toxicology
Solvent abuse
Biology; Toxicology
Deliberate inhalation (or drinking) of volatile solvents, in order to become intoxicated.
Antonym vasodilation
Biology; Toxicology
Decrease of the calibre of the blood vessels leading to a decreased blood flow.
Scotoma
Biology; Toxicology
Area of diminished or lost vision within the visual field, surrounded by an area of less affected or normal vision.
Threshold limit value-short term exposure limit (TLV-STEL)
Biology; Toxicology
As defined by ACGIH, concentration to which it is believed that workers can be exposed continuously for a short period of time without suffering from 1) irritation, 2) chronic or irreversible tissue ...
Threshold limit value-ceiling (TLV-C)
Biology; Toxicology
As defined by ACGIH, concentration of a potentially toxic substance that should not be exceeded during any part of the working exposure.
Risk estimation
Biology; Toxicology
Assessment, with or without mathematical modeling, of the probability and nature of effects of exposure to a substance based on quantification of dose-effect and dose-response relationships for that ...
Readily biodegradable
Biology; Toxicology
Arbitrary classification of substances that have passed certain specified screening tests for ultimate biodegradability; these tests are so stringent that such compounds will be rapidly and ...
