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tox⋅i⋅col⋅o⋅gy

  [tok-si-kol-uh-jee]
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–noun
the science dealing with the effects, antidotes, detection, etc., of poisons.
Origin:
1790–1800; toxico- + -logy

Related forms:
tox⋅i⋅co⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [tok-si-kuh-loj-i-kuhl] , tox⋅i⋅co⋅log⋅ic, adjective
tox⋅i⋅co⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
tox⋅i⋅col⋅o⋅gist, noun
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tox·i·col·o·gy   (tŏk'sĭ-kŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The study of the nature, effects, and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning.
tox'i·co·log'i·cal (-kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl), tox'i·co·log'ic (-ĭk) adj., tox'i·co·log'i·cal·ly adv., tox'i·col'o·gist n.
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Word Origin & History

toxicology 
1839, from Fr. toxicologie (1812), from comb. form of Gk. toxikon "arrow poison" (see toxic) + -logia, from -logos "one who speaks" (in a certain manner), "one who deals with" (a certain topic).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tox·i·col·o·gist
Pronunciation: "täk-si-'käl-&-j&st
Function: noun
: a specialist in toxicology

Main Entry: tox·i·col·o·gy
Pronunciation: -'käl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: ascience that deals with poisons and their effect and with the problems involved (as clinical, industrial, or legal)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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toxicology tox·i·col·o·gy (tŏk'sĭ-kŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The study of the nature, effects, and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning.

tox'i·co·log'i·cal (-kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) or tox'i·co·log'ic (-ĭk) adj.
tox'i·co·log'i·cal·ly adv.
tox'i·col'o·gist n.

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toxicology   (tŏk'sĭ-kŏl'ə-jē)  Pronunciation Key 
The scientific study of poisons, of their effects and detection, and of the treatment of poisoning.
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