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toxicopathology

toxicopathology noun: the study of structural and functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs that are induced by toxicants, toxins, and physical agents.

Noun

toxicopathology (uncountable)

  1. The study of structural and functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs that are induced by toxicants, toxins, and physical agents.
    • Toxicopathology, also referred to as toxicologic pathology, can be defined as the study of structural and functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs that are induced by toxicants (such as drugs, industrial and agricultural chemicals), toxins (chemicals of biological origin such as mycotoxins...2005 September 1, Rousseaux CG, “Trouble shooting in toxicopathology.”, in Toxicology and applied pharmacology, page 214

Origin of toxicopathology

From toxico- + pathology.

Questions about toxicopathology

What does toxicopathology mean?
Toxicopathology means the study of structural and functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs that are induced by toxicants, toxins, and physical agents.
What part of speech is toxicopathology?
Toxicopathology is a noun.

Words near toxicopathology in the dictionary

  1. toxicomanias
  2. toxicometry
  3. toxicopathic
  4. toxicopathologic
  5. toxicopathological
  6. toxicopathology
  7. toxicophagous
  8. toxicopharmacological
  9. toxicopharmacology
  10. toxicophobia
  11. toxicophore

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