Definitions for: Toxicology

[n] the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons

Webster (1913) Definition: Tox`i*col"o*gy, n. [Gr. toxiko`n poison + -logy;
cf. F. toxicologie. See Toxic. ]
The science which treats of poisons, their effects,
antidotes, and recognition; also, a discourse or treatise on
the science.

See Also: materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology