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Qualifier English:

toxicity

Qualifier Spanish:

toxicidad

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor

toxicidad

Scope note:

Usado con fármacos y sustancias químicas en estudios experimentales humanos o animales sobre sus efectos patógenos. Incluye estudios para determinar el margen de seguridad o las reacciones que acompañan a la administración de distintas dosis. También se usa para estudios de exposición a agentes ambientales. El envenenamiento debe considerarse en la exposición a agentes ambientales que amenazan la vida.

Qualifier Portuguese:

toxicidade

Qualifier French:

toxicité

Entry term(s):

margin of safety
toxic potential

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000633

Scope note:

Used with drugs and chemicals for experimental human and animal studies of their ill effects. It includes studies to determine the margin of safety or the reactions accompanying administration at various dose levels. It is used also for exposure to environmental agents. Poisoning should be considered for life-threatening exposure to environmental agents.

Annotation:

subheading only; for experimental human & animal studies; includes margin of safety & experimental exposure to environmental agents; see also /adverse effects & /poisoning

Allowable Qualifiers:

No qualifiers

Online Note:

search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/TO or TO (SH) or SUBS APPLY TO

History Note:

66; used with Category D 1966-67; D & J 1968 forward

Entry Version:

TOX

Abbreviation:

DeCS ID:

22068

Unique ID:

Q000633

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1966/01/01

Date of Entry:

1973/12/27

Revision Date:

2017/07/05

toxicity - Preferred

Concept UI	M0030825
Scope note	Used with drugs and chemicals for experimental human and animal studies of their ill effects. It includes studies to determine the margin of safety or the reactions accompanying administration at various dose levels. It is used also for exposure to environmental agents. Poisoning should be considered for life-threatening exposure to environmental agents.
Preferred term	toxicity

toxic potential - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030827
Preferred term	toxic potential

margin of safety - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030826
Preferred term	margin of safety

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