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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Toxicovigilance

Biology; Toxicology

Active process of identification, investigation, and evaluation of various toxic effects in the community with a view to taking measures to reduce or control exposure(s) involving the substance(s) ...

Rhabdomyolysis

Biology; Toxicology

Acute, fulminating, potentially lethal disease of skeletal muscle that causes disintegration of striated muscle fibres as evidenced by myoglobin in the blood and urine.

Potentiation

Biology; Toxicology

Dependent action in which a substance or physical agent at a concentration or dose that does not itself have an adverse effect enhances the harm done by another substance or physical agent.

Solvent sniffing

Biology; Toxicology

Deliberate inhalation (or drinking) of volatile solvents, in order to become intoxicated.

Resorptive effect

Biology; Toxicology

Action of a substance after its re-absorption from the gut into the blood.

Quantal

Biology; Toxicology

Describing a condition that can be expressed only as occurring or not occurring, such as death.

Risk marker

Biology; Toxicology

Attribute that is associated with an increased probability of occurrence of a disease or other specified outcome and that can be used as an indicator of this increased risk. Note: A risk marker is ...