TOXICOLOGY
toxicology
(noun) the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
toxicology (countable and uncountable, plural toxicologies)
(sciences, pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning.
Source: Wiktionary
Tox`i*col"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr.toxicologie. See Toxic. ]
Definition: The science which treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recignition; also, a discourse or treatise on the science.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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