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Definition
: The science concerned with the detection, chemical composition, and biological action of toxic substances or poisons and the treatment and prevention of toxic manifestations.
SPEC only: prefer /adv eff-pois-tox with specific D terms: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.73, 19.9+; DF: TOXICOL
See Also
Pharmacogenetics
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Poisons
Examples
Ecotoxicology
;
Forensic Toxicology
;
Toxicogenetics
Other names
Toxinology