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Toxicology Vocab
Unit 6 Toxicology vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Route of exposure | How a toxin enters your body. |
| Target | What the toxin is affecting |
| Inhalation | A route of exposure where a toxin enters the body by breathing it in. |
| Absorption | A route of exposure where a toxin enters the body through skin contact. |
| Ingestion | A route of exposure where a toxin enters the body by eating or drinking it. |
| Injection | A route of exposure where a toxin enters the body by using a needle to administer a toxin into your bloodstream. |
| Acute exposure | Exposure to a relatively large dose of toxin over a relatively short period of time (hours/days). |
| Chronic Exposure | Exposure to a smaller dose of a toxin over a longer period of time (months/years) |
| Dose | The amount of toxin an organism takes in (milligrams per kilogram of body weight) |
| Mechanism of action | How the toxin is affecting the target (what problems does it cause the target?) |
| Form of a substance | The chemical or physical make up of the toxin (phase, chemical formula) |
| Synergism | When 2 or more chemicals are in the body at the same time, the effects of these toxins are heightened/increased. |
| Antagonism | When 2 or more chemicals are in the body at the same time, the effects of these toxins are lowered/decreased. |
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