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TOXICOLOGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("toxicology" is a kind of...):
materia medica; pharmacological medicine; pharmacology (the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects)
Domain member category:
polyvalence; polyvalency ((toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism)
Derivation:
toxicologic; toxicological (of or relating to toxicology)
toxicologist (one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment)
Context examples:
Studies on the toxicology and pharmacology of smoking and tobacco-related exposures.
(Experimental Tobacco Carcinogenesis, NCI Thesaurus)
The type of nonclinical study performed e.g. pharmacokinetics, safety pharmacology and toxicology.
(CDISC SEND Study Category Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The Dutch belted rabbit is commonly utilized in biomedical research for toxicology studies, ophthalmological research, and developmental toxicity studies.
(Dutch Belted Rabbit, NCI Thesaurus)
Occupational medicine encompasses issues such as industrial hygiene, safety, pollution control, ergonomics, industrial and agricultural toxicology, disability evaluation, physical rehabilitation, industrial psychology and emergency medicine.
(Occupational Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)
The toxicology of pesticides
(Pesticide Toxicology, NCI Thesaurus)
A New Zealand rabbit with black coat color and coat genotype Si, VV, E, D, C, B. The New Zealand black is commonly utilized in biomedical research in a variety of studies including developmental toxicity studies, toxicology studies, asthma research, and antibody production.
(New Zealand Black Rabbit, NCI Thesaurus)
A New Zealand rabbit with a red or agouti coat and coat genotype w, VV, en, e. The New Zealand Red is commonly utilized in biomedical research, in a variety of studies including developmental toxicity studies, toxicology studies, asthma research, and antibody production.
(New Zealand Red Rabbit, NCI Thesaurus)
A person with professional knowledge and competence in the field of medical technology that involves performing, advising on, or supervising clinical laboratory testing of human specimens, fluids and tissues, establishing and monitoring quality control systems and measures; developing data which may be used in clinical setting and in support of medical research in such areas as hematology, bacteriology, mycology, virology, parasitology, immunology, serology, immunohematology, clinical chemistry, endocrinology and toxicology, and urinalysis as they relate to clinical laboratory practice.
(Medical Technologist, NCI Thesaurus)
