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TOXICOLOGY

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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 113 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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TOXICOLOGY , the name of that See also:

branch of See also:science which deals with poisons, their effects and antidotes, &c. For the See also:general treatment of the subject and for the See also:law See also:relating to the See also:sale thereof see POISONS, and for the criminal law see MEDICAL. See also:JURISPRUDENCE. The See also:term " toxic," meaning poisonous, is derived from Gr. roiov, See also:bow, owing to the See also:custom of smearing arrows with See also:poison.

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