Definition of toxicology
: a science that deals with poisons and their effect and with the problems involved (such as clinical, industrial, or legal problems)
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Recent Examples of toxicology from the Web
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But of the cases that were able to undergo a toxicology test, victims tested positive for only fentanyl.
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Clem, the sole occupant of the car, was pronounced dead at the scene, and routine toxicology tests are pending.
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Rocquigny said toxicology tests were being carried out on Bourdain’s body, including urine tests, to see if the 61-year-old American took any medications or other drugs, in an effort to help his family understand if anything led him to kill himself.
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Police toxicology tests found a mix of five powerful painkillers and sedatives in Woods’s system.
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Routine toxicology tests are pending and the crash is under investigation, but what has shocked police, local activists and others in the community are the racist, callous Snapchat messages allegedly sent by Martin after the incident.
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The crash is still under investigation and routine toxicology tests are pending.
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There is no foul play suspected, but Painter's official cause of death will be determined after an autopsy and toxicology test.
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Almandinger in December 2016 told investigators Grunwald came over to drink and smoke marijuana, but the medical examiner didn't say anything about alcohol detected in the toxicology tests.
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Did You Know?
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.
First Known Use of toxicology
circa 1799
TOXICOLOGY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of toxicology for English Language Learners
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: the study of poisonous chemicals, drugs, etc., and how a person or other living thing reacts to them
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of toxicology
plural toxicologies
: the scientific study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on the living organism
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