Toxicology

[,tɒksɪ'kɒlədʒɪ] or [,tɑksɪ'kɑlədʒi]

Definition

(noun.) the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons.

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Definition

(n.) The science which treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recognition; also, a discourse or treatise on the science.

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Definition

n. the science of poisons.—ns. Toxē′mia Tox?prime;mia Toxicē′mia Toxic?prime;mia blood-poisoning.—adjs. Toxē′mic Tox?prime;mic septicemic; Tox′ic -al pertaining to poisons toxicological.—adv. Tox′ically.—adj. Tox′icant poisoning.—n. a poison.—adj. Toxicolog′ical pertaining to toxicology.—adv. Toxicolog′ically.—ns. Toxicol′ogist one versed in toxicology; Toxicō′sis a morbid condition caused by the action of a poison; Tox′in -e a poisonous ptomaine.

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