What Does Toxicological Mean?

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.

What are toxicological effects?

Toxicological effects are dependent on the concentration of chemicals within the target organ and on the duration of exposure. Several pharmacokinetic processes (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) govern chemical disposition in the nervous system.

What does toxicology literally mean?

What does toxicology literally mean? Medical Definition of toxicology : the scientific study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on the living organism.

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