Disciplines and Occupations

Toxicology

The science concerned with the detection, chemical composition, and biological action of toxic substances or poisons and the treatment and prevention of toxic manifestations.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The science concerned with the detection, chemical composition, and biological action of toxic substances or poisons and the treatment and prevention of toxic manifestations.

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11 entry terms
  • Evidence Based Toxicology
  • Evidence-Based Toxicology
  • Toxinology
  • Based Toxicologies, Evidence
  • Based Toxicology, Evidence
  • Evidence Based Toxicologies
  • Evidence-Based Toxicologies
  • Toxicologies, Evidence Based
  • Toxicologies, Evidence-Based
  • Toxicology, Evidence Based
  • Toxicology, Evidence-Based

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

the discipline (education, history, etc) only; use DRUG TOXICITY or specifics or specific drug with /adv eff /pois or/tox for studies of the adverse effects of drugs

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  1. H01w.158w.891w
  2. H02w.884w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Toxicology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014116. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014116
  2. Toxicology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicology
  3. Toxicology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7218