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What is the study of how toxins affect the body called?
What is the study of how toxins affect the body called?
- Additivity
- Synergism
- Toxicology (correct)
- Toxicity
What term refers to chemicals that give negative effects to the body?
What term refers to chemicals that give negative effects to the body?
- Potentiation
- Toxicants (correct)
- Toxidromes
- Xenobiotic
Which term refers to chemicals that enter the body from outside sources?
Which term refers to chemicals that enter the body from outside sources?
- Potentiation
- Toxidromes
- Endobiotics
- Xenobiotic (correct)
What is the term for the combined response of two chemicals being much greater than the sum of their individual responses?
What is the term for the combined response of two chemicals being much greater than the sum of their individual responses?
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Which term describes one substance not producing toxicity on a particular tissue or system, but making another chemical much more toxic when added?
Which term describes one substance not producing toxicity on a particular tissue or system, but making another chemical much more toxic when added?
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Toxicology
- The study of how toxins affect the body is called toxicology.
Toxins and Toxic Substances
- Toxins refer to chemicals that give negative effects to the body.
Xenobiotics
- Xenobiotics refer to chemicals that enter the body from outside sources.
Synergism
- Synergism is the term for the combined response of two chemicals being much greater than the sum of their individual responses.
Potentiation
- Potentiation describes one substance not producing toxicity on a particular tissue or system, but making another chemical much more toxic when added.
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