noun
toxicology
tok-sih-KO-luhd-zhee
noun
1
The scientific study of poisons and how they affect living things.
"The coroner requested a toxicology report to determine the cause of death."
How to Use Toxicology
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe branch of science that studies poisons, how they harm the body, and how poisoning is treated.
Common pairings
toxicology report
forensic toxicology
Word Forms
toxicologies plural
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Etymology
From French toxicologie, combining the Greek-derived toxico- ("poison") with -logy ("study of").