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A disruption in the functioning of one or more parts of the body caused by a toxic substance. A food-intolerance reaction caused by toxic food components. Also known as food poisoning.  

A person trained in the field of toxicology. A scientist who specialises in the study of poisons. A specialist in the field of poisons or toxins. An expert in toxicology who specializes in identifying poisons and their antidotes.  

The poisonous effects of any substance taken into the body or applied topically. With drugs, the margin between the dosage that produces beneficial effects or varies greatly. Moreover, this margin will vary with the person taking the drug.  

The quantity or level of a substance that produces a poisonous effect.  

A psychosis.  

A pathologic condition occurring in pregnant women and characterized by excessive vomiting, hypertension, albuminuria, and edema. It may progress to eclampsia. A condition associated with pregnancy characterized by hypertension and inadequate renal function. Abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, fluid retention and edema, and protein in the urine. The cause is unknown.…

A convulsive tic associated with a lack of motor coordination, incoherent grunts, and involuntary swearing and coprolalia. Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder that is characterized by motor and vocal tics. The tics are repetitive, rapid, involuntary movements that vary in the age of onset, severity, and complexity but must be present before age…

An undifferentiated cell that when separated from others develops into a complete embryo. An undifferentiated embryonic cell that has the potential to develop into any type of cell.  

In psychology, a type of therapy in which all treatment procedures—medical, psychological, and sociological—are coordinated into a total therapeutic regimen.