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toxicology /tox·i·col·o·gy/ (tok″sĭ-kol´ah-je) the science or study of poisons.toxicolog´ic
tox·i·col·o·gy (tks-kl-j)
n.
The study of the nature, effects, and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning.
toxi·co·logi·cal (-k-lj-kl), toxi·co·logic (-k) adj.
toxi·colo·gist n.
Toxicology
The branch of medicine that deals with the effects, detection, and treatment of poisons.
Mentioned in: Poisoning
toxicology
[-ol′əjē]
the scientific study of poisons, their detection, their effects, and methods of treatment for conditions they produce. toxicologic, toxicological, adj.
toxicology,
n the discipline of examining the attributes of poisonous materials. See also drug picture.
toxicology (tok´sikol´jē),
n the scientific study of the nature and effects of poisons, their detection, and the treatment of their effects.
toxicology
the science or study of poisons.
developmental toxicology
abnormalities of development caused by exposure to deleterious agents; embryotoxicity.
genetic toxicology
errors in the transmission of genetic information induced by a toxic agent; mutagenesis.


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As some background, I currently serve as program director of the Environmental Diseases and Medicine Program, chief of the Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, and chief of the Receptor Biology Section at the NIEHS.
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