toxicology

English

Etymology

From French toxicologie, from toxico- + -logie.
See Toxology: Related from the study / practice of archery, indirectly to the poisons, historically applied by many cultures, to arrows of Asia, Africa, & South America.

Noun

toxicology (countable and uncountable, plural toxicologies)

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

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