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"Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)", Duffus, J.H.;Nordberg, M.;Templeton, D.M., Pure And Applied Chemistry 2007, 79(7), 1153

2,3-bis(sulfanyl)propan-1-ol

abiotic degradation abortifacient abuse of substances acaricide acceptable residue level of an antibiotic acceptable risk accepted risk accidental exposure acid dissociation constant action level active ingredient active metabolite acute toxicity test adaptation added risk adverse event aerodynamic diameter of a particle after-effect of a poison age sensitivity air pollution control system albuminuria alkylating agent allometric growth allometric scaling allometry in biology allomone analytic study in epidemiology anaplasia anthracosis anticoagulant antidote antihistamine antimuscarinic antinicotinic antipyretic aphid aplasia arboricide area source area under the moment curve argyria arseniasis arteriosclerosis arthralgia arthropathy arthrosis asbestosis ascaricide asphyxia asphyxiant assimilation asthenia astringent atherosclerosis attractant autophagosome autoxidation autoxidation in food chemistry auxotroph avicide

Bateman function back-mutation bacterial artificial chromosome bactericide bagassosis basal lamina benchmark guidance value benchmark response benign beryllium disease biased sample bilirubin bioaccumulation potential biochemical mechanism bioelimination bioinactivation biokinetics in toxicology biological cycle biological preparation biological specimen biological warfare biopsy biostatic biota bolus botanical pesticide botulism brady-bradypnoea breathing zone bronchoconstriction bronchodilation bronchospasm builder in chemistry byssinosis bystander exposure

Codex Alimentarius cacosmia calcification carbonylhemoglobin carcinogenicity test cardiotoxic carrier substance carrier-linked prodrug case cohort study case control study catatonia cell cycle cell proliferation cell strain cell-mediated hypersensitivity censored data certified reference material chain of custody chelation therapy chemesthesis chemical conversion chemical safety chemical warfare chemophobia chemosis chemosteriliser cholinesterase inhibitor chromatin chromosomal aberration chronic toxicity test chronotoxicology ciguateratoxin poisoning circadian circulation of substances in the environment cirrhosis cirrhotic clastogenesis clinical toxicology clonic cluster sampling cocarcinogen cohort cohort analysis cohort study combined effect of poisons comet assay comparative genomics compartmentalise competent authority competent bacteria complete mineralisation comprehensive effect of poisons computational toxicology concentration–effect curve concentration–effect relationship concurrent validity confounding in data analysis confounding variable conjunctiva conjunctivitis conservative assessment of risk construct validity contact poison containment content validity contraindication control group core grade count mean diameter count median diameter crepitations criterion criterion validity critical concentration for an organ critical dose critical effect critical end-point critical group critical organ in toxicology critical organ concentration of a substance cross-sectional study of disease prevalence and associations cumulative death rate cumulative effect cumulative incidence cumulative incidence rate cumulative incidence ratio cumulative median lethal dose cumulative risk cyanotoxin cyclooxygenase specific inhibitors cytochrome P420 cytochrome P448 cytoplasm

decipol decompensation decontamination dehydrogenase delayed effect dental fluorosis deoxyribonucleic acid cloning deoxyribonucleic acid repair dependence depilatory dermal dermal irritation descriptive epidemiology desquamation detriment developmental toxicity diaphoresis discharge standard discordance disease disposition dissipation distribution volume diuresis diuretic dominant half life dominant lethal mutation duplicate portion sampling method in diet/food duplicate samples dysfunction

European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances ectoparasiticide elimination half life eliminator of a poison embryotoxicity embryotropic effect emission and exposure control endocon endoplasmic reticulum endothelial enteritis enterohepatic circulation environment environmental damage environmental exposure level environmental health environmental health criteria documents environmental health impact assessment environmental hygiene environmental medicine environmental protection epigastric epileptiform epithelioma eschar estimated daily intake estimated environmental concentration estimated exposure concentration estimated exposure dose estimated maximum daily intake etiology eukaryote excess lifetime risk exchange transfusion excretion rate exocon exogenous exothelium expected environmental concentration explant exposed exposed group in epidemiology exposure limit exposure ratio exposure surface exposure test external validity extra risk extracellular space extracellular volume extraction ratio extraneous residue limit extrapyramidal movement disorders

fertility fertility toxicant fetotoxicity fibrosis fiducial limit first-order chemical reaction fixed dose procedure fluorosis foci in neoplasia food additive food allergy food intolerance food web forced diuresis founder effect fumigant fungus preparation

gametocide gastroenteritis gastrointestinal gavage gene map generally regarded as safe genetic epidemiology genetic polymorphism genetic susceptibility genetic toxicology genetically modified organism germ-free animal germinal aplasia glomerular glomerular filtration glomerular filtration rate glue-sniffing gnotobiota gnotobiote goiter goitrogen gonadotropic good agricultural practice in the use of pesticides graminicide ground treatment of plants guideline for exposure limits guideline value guides to air quality guides to environmental quality

Hill plot harmful occupational factor harmful substance hazard communication standard hazardous production factor health health advisory level health hazard health-based exposure limit healthy worker effect hematemesis hematotoxicity hematuria hemochromatosis hemoglobinuria hemolysin hemolysis hemoperfusion hemosiderin hepatic hepatotoxic herbicide heterozygote histogenic origin histology histopathology hit-and-run effect homology in biology homozygote human ecology human equivalent dose human exposure threshold of toxicological concern hygiene hyper-hyperalimentation hyperbilirubinemia hypercalcemia hyperemia hyperglycemia hyperkalemia hypernatremia hyperparathyroidism hypertension hypervitaminosis hypo-hypocalcemia hypokalemia hypomagnesemia hyponatremia hypovolemic

iatrogenic icterus idiosyncrasy immediately-dangerous-to-life-or-health-concentration in silico incidence rate in epidemiology indication indirect exposure individual protective device individual risk inert chemical inert ingredient infusion in physiology ingestion inhalation inherently biodegradable intake integral indicator of toxic effect intermittent effect internal validity interpolation interpretation of findings interspecies dose conversion interstitial fluid interstitial pneumonia intervention study intestinal reabsorption intoxication intrinsic activity intrinsic clearance intrinsic factor in biochemistry irreversible alteration irritant isotonic itai-itai disease

jaundice joint effect

kairomone ketosis kinetics in chemistry knock-down knock-in knock-out in biology

lacrimator larvicide laryngospasm lassitude lavage laxative lead colic lesion life-long exposure limacide limited evidence linearised multistage model

macroscopic pathology mainstream smoke in tobacco smoking malaise malignancy mania margin of exposure mass mean diameter mass median diameter matched control maximum average daily concentration of an atmospheric pollutant maximum contaminant level maximum exposure limit maximum residue limit maximum residue limit for veterinary drugs maximum velocity mercurialism mesothelioma metabolic enzymes metabolic model metabolic transformation metastasis methemoglobin methemoglobin-forming substance methemoglobinaemia microalbuminuria micromercurialism microproteinaemia midstream sampling minimal risk level miscible miticide mitochondrion molluskicide monooxygenase morbidity morbidity rate morbidity survey mortality study mucociliary transport multicompartment model multifactorial disease multiple screening multipotent multistage cluster sampling multistage model murine myalgia myasthenia mycotoxin

nanotoxicology natriuretic natural occurrence negligible risk nematicide neoplasia nephritis nephropathy nephrosis nephrotoxic nitrosative stress no-acceptable-daily-intake-allocated no-effect dose no-effect level nodule non-bioenvironmental transformation nonionising radiation nonoccupational exposure nosocomial nutritional table method nychthemeral

-omics, -omes objective environment occupational environment occupational exposure occupational exposure limit occupational exposure standard occupational hygiene occupational medicine ocular odds odds ratio odor threshold olf olfactometer oligozoospermia oliguria oncogene oncogenesis oncogenic one-hit model onycholysis ophthalmic organ dose organelle organic carbon partition coefficient osteo-osteodystrophy osteomalacia osteoporosis ovicide

para-occupational exposure parasympathetic parasympatholytic parenteral dosage passive smoking penetration in cell biology percutaneous perfusion in physiology peritoneal dialysis permeability coefficient permeable permissible exposure limit personal monitoring personal protective device personal sampler pest phase III reaction of biotransformation phenome photo-irritation phototoxicity physical map in genetics piscicide placentation plumbism pneumoconiosis pneumonitis point mutation poison-bearing poisoning polyclonal antibody polydipsia polyuria population at risk population critical concentration population effect porphyria porphyrin posology post-translational modification practical certainty of safety precordial predictive validity predictive value premature ovarian failure preneoplastic primary protection standard prior informed consent pro-pesticide procarcinogen progression in oncology prokaryote proportional mortality rate proteinuria pseudo-acceptable daily intake pseudoadaptation public health impact assessment pyrexia

quantal

radiation toxicology rate difference ratticide reabsorption in biology reactive nitrogen species readily biodegradable recalcitrance receptor-mediated endocytosis recessive gene recommended exposure level in toxicology reconstitution recycling of waste reference concentration reference distribution reference individual reference interval reference limit reference population reference sample group reference value regulatory dose regulatory sequence relative excess risk relative systemic availability remedy renal plasma flow repellent replicate sampling reserve capacity reservoir in biology residual risk residue resorptive effect respirable dust retrospective study returned effect of poisons reverse mutation reverse transcription reversible alteration rhabdomyolysis rhonchus risk de minimisrisk associated with a lifetime exposure risk aversion risk communication risk evaluation risk identification risk marker risk monitoring risk perception risk phrases risk ratio risk-specific dose rodenticide route of exposure

S9 fraction Superfund safety pharmacology sarcoma saturable elimination saturnia saturnism scotoma secretion self-cleaning of water in a reservoir self-purification of the atmosphere semiochemical semipermeable membrane sensory effect level short-term exposure limit side-effect siderosis sidestream smoke sign silicosis simulation test skeletal fluorosis slimicide slope factor societal risk soil partition coefficient solvent abuse specific death rate specific pathogen free spreader stability half life standard morbidity ratio standard mortality ratio stannosis subchronic subchronic effect subchronic toxicity test subclinical effect subfertility subjective environment sufficient evidence suggested no-adverse-response level suicide reaction summary sheet summation in neurophysiology superoxide dismutase surrogate susceptible sympatholytic symptom symptomatology synergist in toxicology synomone synteny systematic sample

tachy-tachypnoea taeniacide target population in epidemiology temporary acceptable daily intake temporary maximum residue limit testing of chemicals theoretical maximum daily intake therapeutic cloning threshold threshold limit value–ceiling threshold limit value–short-term exposure limit threshold limit value–time-weighted average threshold of toxicological concern thyrotoxicosis tidal volume time-weighted-average-exposure tissue dose tolerable daily intake tolerable risk tolerable weekly intake tonic topical in medicine torsade de pointes total diet study total terminal residue of a pesticide toxemia toxic dose toxicity exposure ratio toxicity test toxicogenomics toxicological data sheet toxicometry toxicophobia toxicophoric group toxicovigilance toxification tracer substance transcriptome transcriptomics transformed cell transgene treatability triage trueness tubular reabsorption tumor progression tumor suppressor gene tumorigenic two-compartment model

ulcer uncertainty in metrology unit risk upper boundary urticaria

vacuole validity validity of a measurement vasodilation vehicle ventilation ventricular fibrillation vermicide vesicant virtually safe dose virucide

wasting syndrome water potential in physiology weight-of-evidence for toxicity working zone

x-disease

zero-order kinetics zoocide