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Noun: toxicology  ,tók-su'kó-lu-jee
  1. The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effects, and treatments of poisons
    "Toxicology plays a crucial role in poison control centres"

Derived forms: toxicologies

Type of: materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology

Encyclopedia: Toxicology