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Toxicology vs Toxicity - What's the difference?

toxicology | toxicity |

As nouns the difference between toxicology and toxicity

is that toxicology is the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning while toxicity is degree to which a toxic substance may harm a cell or organism.

toxicology

English

(wikipedia toxicology)

Noun

(-)
  • (sciences, pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning.

    • Related terms

    * toxicologist English words suffixed with -ology

    toxicity

    English

    (wikipedia toxicity)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (toxicology) Degree to which a toxic substance may harm a cell or organism.
  • (toxicology) The quality of being toxic.

    • Related terms

    * toxic