tox·i·col·o·gy (t k s -kl  -j )n. The study of the nature, effects, and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning. tox i·co·logi·cal (-k-lj-kl), toxi·co·logic (-k) adj.tox i·co·logi·cal·ly adv.tox i·colo·gist n. |
toxicology [ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Chemistry) the branch of science concerned with poisons, their nature, effects, and antidotes
toxicological [ˌtɒksɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl], toxicologic adj
toxicologically adv
toxicologist n
| toxicology (tks-kl-j) The scientific study of poisons, of their effects and detection, and of the treatment of poisoning. |
toxicology
the branch of medical science that studies the effects, antidotes, detection, etc., of poisons. — toxicologist, n. — toxicologie, toxicological, adj.
See also: Poisonthe scientific study of poisons, their detection and actions, and the treatment of the conditions they cause. — toxicologist, n. — toxicologie, toxicological, adj.
See also: Medical Specialties
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| Noun | 1. |  toxicology - the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisonsmateria medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects polyvalence, polyvalency - (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism |
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