toxicology
noun
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Even though most of us are aware of toxicology primarily from crime shows on TV, toxicologists actually do most of their work in other fields. Many are employed by drug companies, others by chemical companies. Many work for the government, making sure the public is being kept safe from environmental poisons in the water, soil, and air, as well as unhealthy substances in our food and drugs. These issues often have to do with quantity; questions about how much of some substance should be considered dangerous, whether in the air or in a soft drink, may be left to toxicologists. But occasionally a toxicology task may be more exciting: for instance, discovering that what looked like an ordinary heart attack was actually brought on by a hypodermic injection of a paralyzing muscle relaxant.
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
As investigators await full autopsy and toxicology results, family-court proceedings have increasingly intersected with the criminal inquiry.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The medical examiner hasn't released the autopsy and toxicology reports.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Autopsy and toxicology reports that could confirm those details have not been completed.
—ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Toxicology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toxicology. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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