Definition of Toxicology

the scientific study of fatal substances

Examples of Toxicology in a sentence

A few months after the autopsy, the toxicology report showed that the deceased woman had large amounts of cyanide in her system.  🔊

Running a toxicology test proved difficult for the scientist since he had to use a separate blood sample from the victim for each element he was testing for.  🔊

The medical examiner used the toxicology report in court to explain to the jury how the victim died of a poisonous mixture instead of being burned in the fire.  🔊

While looking through the toxicology journal, many medical experts can still learn about the new poisons that are being discovered today.  🔊

At the crime scene, many bodily fluids were gathered to determine from a toxicology report if there were any life-threatening materials in the victim’s system.  🔊

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