Definitions for Toxicology
ˌtɒk sɪˈkɒl ə dʒitox·i·col·o·gy

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1. toxicologynoun

   the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons

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1. toxicologynoun

   The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning.

2. Etymology: From toxicologie, from toxico- + -logie.

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1. Toxicology

   Toxicology is a scientific discipline, overlapping with biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine, that involves the study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms and the practice of diagnosing and treating exposures to toxins and toxicants. The relationship between dose and its effects on the exposed organism is of high significance in toxicology. Factors that influence chemical toxicity include the dosage, duration of exposure (whether it is acute or chronic), route of exposure, species, age, sex, and environment. Toxicologists are experts on poisons and poisoning. There is a movement for evidence-based toxicology as part of the larger movement towards evidence-based practices. Toxicology is currently contributing to the field of cancer research, since some toxins can be used as drugs for killing tumor cells. One prime example of this is ribosome-inactivating proteins, tested in the treatment of leukemia.The word toxicology () is a neoclassical compound from New Latin, first attested circa 1799, from the combining forms toxico- + -logy, which in turn come from the Ancient Greek words τοξικός toxikos, "poisonous", and λόγος logos, "subject matter").

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1. Toxicologynoun

   the science which treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recognition; also, a discourse or treatise on the science

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1. Toxicology

   Toxicology is a branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms. It is the study of symptoms, mechanisms, treatments and detection of poisoning, especially the poisoning of people. Dioscorides, a Greek physician in the court of the Roman emperor Nero, made the first attempt to classify plants according to their toxic and therapeutic effect. Ibn Wahshiya wrote the Book on Poisons in the 9th or 10th century. Mathieu Orfila is considered to be the modern father of toxicology, having given the subject its first formal treatment in 1813 in his Traité des poisons, also called Toxicologie générale. In 1850, Jean Stas gave the evidence that the Belgian Count Hippolyte Visart de Bocarmé killed his brother-in-law by poisoning him with nicotine. Theophrastus Phillipus Auroleus Bombastus von Hohenheim is also considered "the father" of toxicology. He is credited with the classic toxicology maxim, "Alle Dinge sind Gift und nichts ist ohne Gift; allein die Dosis macht, dass ein Ding kein Gift ist." which translates as, "All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison." This is often condensed to: "The dose makes the poison" or in Latin "Sola dosis facit venenum".

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1. Toxicology

   tok-si-kol′ō-ji, n. the science of poisons.—ns. Toxē′mia, Toxæ′mia, Toxicē′mia, Toxicæ′mia, blood-poisoning.—adjs. Toxē′mic, Toxæ′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. [Gr. toxikon, arrow-poison—toxikos, for the bow—toxon, a bow, logia—legein, to say.]

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1. Toxicology

   The science concerned with the detection, chemical composition, and biological action of toxic substances or poisons and the treatment and prevention of toxic manifestations.

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   The numerical value of Toxicology in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of Toxicology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Toxicology in a Sentence

1. Craig Downs:

   Oxybenzone is really toxic to the juvenile form of corals, and that's consistent with the dogma of toxicology that juveniles are usually a thousand times more sensitive to the toxic effects of a chemical than a parent.

2. Clark County District:

   There is no reasonable explanation or excuse for the actions of this defendant, the results of the toxicology test do not change the initial charges filed against Ms. Holloway.

3. Leonardo Trasande:

   The biggest reason why Panera Bread's been slow going is not a lack of effort by these non-profit organizations, or a lack of concern by consumers, but because there is no requirement by The FDA to systematically test these products, they come to market without the kind of toxicology testing and pre-market testing for safety that we truly need.

4. John Higgins:

   There's been several cases described of people that have gone into cardiac arrest after consuming more than one energy beverage, and when they've done sort of further analysis on these individuals, they haven't been able to find anything abnormal other than the very high levels of caffeine and taurine in the toxicology, in one case, a young 28-year-old who drunk eight cans of an energy drink actually went into cardiac arrest, and they found John Higgins arteries of John Higgins heart were completely locked up. When they were able to open them up, all the testing revealed nothing wrong with this person other than he had high levels of caffeine and taurine.

5. Attorney Stuart Alterman:

   I believe the [toxicology] reports will show that he had ingested a large amount of PCP, cocaine, and another substance.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Toxicology
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Toxicology
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicology
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Toxicology
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Toxicology
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Toxicology