toxicology

toxicology /tox·i·col·o·gy/ (tok″sĭ-kol´ah-je) the science or study of poisons.toxicolog´ic

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tox·i·col·o·gy (tks-kl-j)

n.

The study of the nature, effects, and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning.

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toxi·co·logi·cal (-k-lj-kl), toxi·co·logic (-k) adj.

toxi·colo·gist n.

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Toxicology

The branch of medicine that deals with the effects, detection, and treatment of poisons.

Mentioned in: Poisoning

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toxicology

[-ol′əjē]

the scientific study of poisons, their detection, their effects, and methods of treatment for conditions they produce. toxicologic, toxicological, adj.

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toxicology [tok″sĭ-kol´ah-je]

the science or study of poisons. adj., adj toxicolog´ic.

developmental toxicology the study of the effects of toxins on developing embryos; see also teratology.

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toxicology,

n the discipline of examining the attributes of poisonous materials. See also drug picture.

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toxicology (tok´sikol´jē),

n the scientific study of the nature and effects of poisons, their detection, and the treatment of their effects.

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toxicology

the science or study of poisons.

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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.